Bibliograph

The American Civil War, Wim Coleman and Pat Perrin, book editors

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The American Civil War, Wim Coleman and Pat Perrin, book editors

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-218) and index

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illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The American Civil War

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

55105097

Responsibility statement

Wim Coleman and Pat Perrin, book editors

Series statement

Opposing viewpoints in world history

Table Of Contents

What were the causes of the Civil War? -- The northern states should let the southern states secede / Albany Atlas and Argus -- The northern states should not let the southern states secede / Peoria Daily Transcript -- Secession is justified / South Carolina Convention -- Secession is not justified / Abraham Lincoln -- The Civil War was a struggle over slavery / W.E.B. Du Bois -- Slavery was only one of among many causes of the war / Thomas J. DiLorenzo -- Were the actions of the north legal and moral? -- The union should enlist black soldiers / Frederick Douglass -- The union should not enlist black soldiers / Garrett Davis -- The Emancipation Proclamation ennobles the union cause / Frederick Douglass -- The Emancipation Proclamation vindicates the Confederacy / Jefferson Davis -- Lincoln is assuming Unconstitutional and tyrannical powers / Clement L. Vallandigham -- Extraordinary measures in wartime are justified / Abraham Lincoln -- Sherman's march to the sea was not barbaric / B.H. Liddell Hart -- Sherman's march to the sea was driven by vengeance / Jack Trammell -- How did the war end in a Union victory? -- The war has been a Union Failure / Democratic Party -- The war has been a Union success / Abraham Lincoln -- The South should never surrender / Jefferson Davis -- The South should cease fighting / Robert E. Lee -- Antietam marked the turning point of the war / James M. McPherson -- Lincoln's Gettysburg address marked the turning point of the Civil War / Garry Wills -- What is the legacy of the Civil War? -- The Civil War was the first modern war / Bruce Catton -- The Civil War was not a modern war / Stuart L. Koehl -- The Confederacy was a tragic lost cause / Woodrow Wilson -- The "Lost Cause" of the Confederacy is a historical myth / Alan T. Nolan

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