The Union War

by Gary W. Gallagher

Book Overview

Today, many believe the Civil War was fought over slavery. This view satisfies our contemporary sense of justice, but as Gallagher's searing revisionist history shows, it is an anachronistic judgment. Northern citizen-soldiers fought the war to preserve the Union. Emancipation was secondary to the war's primary goal of safeguarding the republic.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674045629
• ISBN13: 9780674045620
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary