The American Civil War: History in an Hour

by Kat Smutz

On Sale: 12/08/2011

The American Civil War: History in an Hour

by Kat Smutz

On Sale: 12/08/2011

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About the Book

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.

The American Civil War started when eleven southern ‘slave’ states declared their independence from the United States of America. Abraham Lincoln’s Republican government were strongly against slavery and fought to abolish it and keep the country united.

The American Civil War: History in an Hour gives a concise and authoritative overview of these four years of bloody and devastating warfare to help you understand how the Civil War shaped America today and changed the history of slavery forever.

Know your stuff: read concise history of the tumultuous struggle between the Confederates and the Union in just one hour.

Critical Praise

‘If the past is a foreign country, History in an Hour is like a high-class tour operator, offering delightfully enjoyable short breaks in the rich and diverse continent of our shared past’ Dominic Sandbrook

‘The practice of History is ever-evolving, and the History In An Hour idea brings it back up to date for the digital age’ Andrew Roberts, Bookseller

‘This is genius’ MacWorld.com

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Product Details

  • ISBN: 9780007455195
  • ISBN 10: 0007455194
  • Imprint: HarperPress
  • On Sale: 12/08/2011
  • Pages: 60
  • List Price:2.99 CAD
  • BISAC1 : HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
  • BISAC2 : HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century
  • BISAC3 : HISTORY / Military / United States
  • BISAC4 : HISTORY / World
  • BISAC5 : HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century

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