A House Divided: Sectionalism and Civil War, 1848-65 (American Moment)

By Richard H. Sewell and Professor Richard H. Sewell

Book Overview

What caused the Civil War? Perhaps no question in American history has attracted more interest or sparked more debate. A House Divided presents a fresh and balanced interpretation that challenges the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801835313
• ISBN13: 9780801835315
• Release Date: February 1988
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Intro. to the Civil War

Richard Sewell's House Divided is by far the best short one volume work on the Civil War. He is able to encapsulate the causes and politics of the war into this work while still doing them justice for an introductory work. Additionally, Sewell presents valuable analysis on the Civil War as a whole. This book is perfect for anyone who may have an interesting history and the Civil War but doesn't know where to start. After this work I suggest moving up to Battle Cry of Freedom by McPherson. Over all this work is spectacular. I recommend it to anyone even a well read Civil War buff.