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- Book Title
- For Cause and Comrades : Why Men Fought in the Civil War
- Publication Name
- For Cause and Comrades
- Title
- For Cause and Comrades
- Subtitle
- Why Men Fought in the Civil War
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0195124995
- EAN
- 9780195124996
- ISBN
- 9780195124996
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Military / General, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military
- Release Date
- 05/11/1998
- Release Year
- 1998
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.5in
- Item Length
- 8in
- Item Width
- 5.3in
- Publication Year
- 1998
- Features
- Reprint
- Item Weight
- 8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
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James M. McPherson is acclaimed as one of the finest historians writing today and a preeminent commentator on the Civil War. Battle Cry of Freedom, his Pulitzer Prize-winning account of that conflict, was a national bestseller that Hugh Brogan, in The New York Times, called 'history writing of the highest order.' Now, McPherson has brilliantly recreated the war and battle experience of that war from the point of view of the soldiers themselves, drawing on at least 25,000 letters written by over 1000 soldiers, both Union and Confederate. He shows that, contrary to what many scholars believe, these men remained highly motivated and idealistic about the cause for which they fought, regardless of the obstacles and deprivation that they faced.
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Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195124995
ISBN-13
9780195124996
eBay Product ID (ePID)
892153
Product Key Features
Book Title
For Cause and Comrades : Why Men Fought in the Civil War
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Reprint
Topic
Military / General, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military
Publication Year
1998
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
5.3in
Item Weight
8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
E492.3.M38 1997
Edition Description
Reprint
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"At a time when the work of some of our leading historians bulge with theory, and carry meager evidence, McPherson shows us history at its best."--Gabor Boritt, Robert C. Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies, Gettysburg College, "McPherson convincingly maintains that the chief reason so many Civil WarSoldiers fought so long and so resolutely was that they had an iron belief intheir goals."--Los Angles Times, For Cause and Comrades is nothing short of an excellent book. The most accomplished Civil War historian of today has produced a richly-rsearched, elegantly-written volume that shatters once and for all the illusion that Civil War soldiers lacked an understanding of the monumental idologicalissues of their day. When students of the Civil War wonder what prompted those Confederates to storm Cemetery Ridge, or what motivated Union soldiers to pin their names to their jackets and then assault the ememy works at Cold Harbor, they needk look no farther than For Cause and Comrades.--JosephT. Glatthaar, Professor of History, University of Houston|9780195124996|, "InFor Cause and Comradesthe voices of the young men of the North and South sing out to us clearly, colorfully, compellingly, telling us what it was like for them--the battles, the camps, the cold and hunger, the fear, the boredom, the despair, the triumph. "--The Wall Street Journal "A stunning, authentic narrative of the war from beginning to end, woven out of totally disparate voices...but strikingly shared experiences."--The Boston Globe "In a prose that is both sensitive and remarkably lucid, [McPherson] helps us to reenter an American society in which ideals were not merely pat phrases but principles that inspired conduct--however hateful some of those principles were."--New York Review of Books, "McPherson's newest addition to a long roster of books is valuable not only for Civil War afficionados but for students of military history generally."--Kirkus, "[McPherson] has managed, some six score and 10 years after the conflict,to bring a fresh, though not innocent, eye to the central mystery of thewar--why armies fought.... The result is a stunning, authentic narrative of thewar from beginning to end, woven out of totally disparate voices...butstrikingly shared experiences."--M.R. Montgomery, The Boston Globe, "For Cause and Comrades adds to Profesor James McPherson's luster as oneof our foremost Civil War historians.... He takes issue with other scholars whodownplay or dismiss the idological commitments of Civil War soldiers, and arguespersuasively that courage, honor, love of liberty and country had powerfulmeanings in North and South."--William J. Cooper, Jr., Boyd Professor ofHistory, Louisiana State University, "Essential Reading for Civil War Collections in both Public and Academiclibraries."--Library Journal, "This is an excellent complement to McPherson's Ordeal by Fire. For Cause and Comrades lends a personal dimension to the soldiers' perspective of the meaning of this bitter national struggle."--Thomas Best, Monmouth College, "A brilliant analysis of why they fought by a master of Civil War lore and history."--C. Vann Woodward, Sterling Professor of History, Emeritus, Yale University, "McPherson's newest addition to a long roster of books is valuable notonly for Civil War afficionados but for students of military historygenerally."--Kirkus, "At a time when the work of some of our leading historians bulge withtheory, and carry meager evidence, McPherson shows us history at itsbest."--Gabor Boritt, Robert C. Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies,Gettysburg College, For Cause and Comrades is nothing short of an excellent book. The mostaccomplished Civil War historian of today has produced a richly-rsearched,elegantly-written volume that shatters once and for all the illusion that CivilWar soldiers lacked an understanding of the monumental idological issues oftheir day. When students of the Civil War wonder what prompted thoseConfederates to storm Cemetery Ridge, or what motivated Union soldiers to pintheir names to their jackets and then assault the ememy works at Cold Harbor,they needk look no farther than For Cause and Comrades.--Joseph T. Glatthaar,Professor of History, University of Houston|9780195124996|, "McPherson, For Cause and Comrades, will make all of us rethink the meaning of the Civil War. By asking why men fought, and looking to the diaries and letters to see how and why they thought about war and its moral and ideological costs and consequences, McPherson puts us into the soul ofAmerica. This book will provoke and inform class discussions..."--Randall M. Miller, St. Joseph's University, "In For Cause and Comrades the voices of the young men of the North and South sing out to us clearly, colorfully, compellingly, telling us what it was like for them--the battles, the camps, the cold and hunger, the fear, the boredom, the despair, the triumph. "--The Wall Street Journal "A stunning, authentic narrative of the war from beginning to end, woven out of totally disparate voices...but strikingly shared experiences."-- The Boston Globe "In a prose that is both sensitive and remarkably lucid, [McPherson] helps us to reenter an American society in which ideals were not merely pat phrases but principles that inspired conduct--however hateful some of those principles were."--New York Review of Books, "Another excellent 'must read' from the dean of modern Civil War scholars. Thought provoking."--Ken Noe, State University of West Georgia, "For Cause and Comrades adds to Professor James McPherson's luster as one of our foremost Civil War historians.... He takes issue with other scholars who downplay or dismiss the idological commitments of Civil War soldiers, and argues persuasively that courage, honor, love of liberty andcountry had powerful meanings in North and South."--William J. Cooper, Jr., Boyd Professor of History, Louisiana State University, "Modern Americans often express astonishment at the commitment to their causes exhibited by Union and Confederate soldiers during the Civil War. Anyone hoping to understand what motivated soldiers in that horrific conflict should welcome James M. McPherson's For Cause and Comrades. McPhersonuses letters and diaries of more than a thousand men to explore how religion, ideology, notions about honor and manhood, pressure from home, and hatred for the enemy contributed to a quite remarkable willingness to sacrifice. Reflecting the fruitful conjunction of an important topic and the talentsof a major historian, this book merits the widest possible readership."--Gary W. Gallagher, Professor of American History, The Pennsylvania State University, "Modern Americans often express astonishment at the commitment to theircauses exhibited by Union and Confederate soldiers during the Civil War. Anyonehoping to understand what motivated soldiers in that horrific conflict shouldwelcome James M. McPherson's For Cause and Comrades. McPherson uses letters anddiaries of more than a thousand men to explore how religion, ideology, notionsabout honor and manhood, pressure from home, and hatred for the enemycontributed to a quite remarkable willingness to sacrifice. Reflecting thefruitful conjunction of an important topic and the talents of a major historian,this book merits the widest possible readership."--Gary W. Gallagher, Professorof American History, The Pennsylvania State University, "Essential reading for Civil WAr Collections in both public and academic libraries."--Library Journal, "A brilliant analysis of why they fought by a master of Civil War lore andhistory."--C. Vann Woodward, Sterling Professor of History, Emeritus, YaleUniversity
Copyright Date
1997
Lccn
96-024760
Dewey Decimal
973.7
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
20
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