Battle Cry of Freedom

by James M. McPherson
Category: "U.S. History - Military"
Pages:862
Year of Publication:1988
Date Read:02/15/2000
Notes:Filled with fresh interpretations and information, puncturing old myths and challenging new ones, BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM will unquestionably become the standard one-volume history of the Civil War. A fast-paced narrative integrates the political, social and military events from the outbreak in Mexico to the ending at Appomattox. This Pulitzer Prize-Winning history of the Civil War brings to vivid life the generals, the presidents, the soldiers, politicians, Abolitionists, Southern fire-eaters, Northern barn-burners, Copperheads and Know-Nothings.

My Rating: 8

Reviews for Battle Cry of Freedom

Review - Battle Cry of Freedom

Very readable account of the war and the years leading up to it. Concentrates more on the political, civilian and behind-the-lines aspects than on the battles, thus giving it a different (in a good sense) perspective than most histories.

Reviewed by Roger on 2000-02-15 13:49:34

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