Historical Dictionary of the Civil War and Reconstruction

by William L. Richter

Book Overview

The importance of the Civil War and Reconstruction in the history of the United States cannot be overstated. Many historians regard the Civil War as the defining event in American history. At stake was not only freedom for 3.5 million slaves but also survival of the relatively new American experiment in self-government. A very real possibility existed that the union could have been severed, but a collection of determined leaders and soldiers proved...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810878178
• ISBN13: 9780810878174
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 1032 Pages
• Weight: 3.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"