The Negro's Civil War
How American Blacks Felt and Acted During the War for the Union
McPherson, James M.
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In this classic study, Pulitzer Prize-winning author James M. McPherson deftly narrates the experience of blacks--former slaves and soldiers, preachers, visionaries, doctors, intellectuals, and common people--during the Civil War. Drawing on contemporary journalism, speeches, books, and letters, he presents an eclectic chronicle of their fears and hopes as well as their essential contributions to their own freedom. Through the words of these extraordinary participants, both Northern and Southern, McPherson captures African-American responses to emancipation, the shifting attitudes toward Lincoln and the life of black soldiers in the Union army. Above all, we are allowed to witness the dreams of a disenfranchised people eager to embrace the rights and the equality offered to them, finally, as citizens.
BOOK REVIEWS
McPherson shatters the belief that [blacks] were passive about their freedom. His evidence is telling and, what is more, it is absorbingly retold. The New York Times
Vital reading. The New York Times Book Review
A highly accurate and praiseworthy contribution. The San Francisco Chronicle
Rewarding. . . . Fascinating in detail. The Christian Science Monitor
Tremendous research. . . . Deserves a place on the shelves of readers interested in all phases of the 1861-65 struggle. Houston Chronicle
Impressive. . . . This collection of material is a valuable contribution to history. Charleston Evening Post
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 140003390X
ISBN(13-digit): 9781400033904
Copyright: 2003
Dewey Decimal: 973.7/150396073
Library of Congress: 2003278254
Book Publisher: Random House Inc
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 366
Paper Weight (lb): 0.8
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