Liberty, Virtue, and Progress: Northerners and Their War for the Union

by Earl J. Hess

Book Overview

Concentrating on ideology and cultural values, Liberty, Virtue, and Progress explores the motivations that casued Northerners to fight America's Civil War. Arguing for the primary significance of ideals and cultural values in defining a war, the book examines the opinions of both the Northern soldier and civilian about the meaning of the Civil War in terms of defining American nationalism, the character of the American people, and the future of free...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823217981
• ISBN13: 9780823217984
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"