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"The American Journey successfully blends the coverage of political and social histories of the United States. The authors show that our attempt to live up to our American ideals is an ongoing journey. This journey is still a work in progress and is increasingly more inclusive of different groups and ideas. The Concise Edition continues this focus on the journey of individuals and groups in shaping America in a new trade-like full color ..."
America Aflame(1stEdition) How the Civil War Created a Nation by DavidGoldfield Paperback, 640 Pages, Published 2012 by Bloomsbury Press ISBN-13: 978-1-60819-390-5, ISBN: 1-60819-390-X
"In this spellbinding history, David Goldfield offers the first major new interpretation of the Civil War era since James M. McPherson's "Battle Cry of Freedom." Where other scholars have seen the conflict as a triumph of freedom, Goldfield paints it as America's greatest failure: a breakdown of society caused by the infusion of evangelical religion into the world of politics. The price of that failure was horrific, but the carnage accom ..."
America Aflame(1stEdition) How the Civil War Created a Nation by DavidGoldfield Hardcover, 640 Pages, Published 2011 by Bloomsbury Press ISBN-13: 978-1-59691-702-6, ISBN: 1-59691-702-4
"In this spellbinding new history, David Goldfield offers the first major new interpretation of the Civil War era since James M. McPherson's Battle Cry of Freedom. Where past scholars have limned the war as a triumph of freedom, Goldfield sees it as America's greatest failure: the result of a breakdown caused by the infusion of evangelical religion into the public sphere. As the Second GreatAwakening surged through America, political que ..."
Confederate Cities(1stEdition) The Urban South during the Civil War Era (Historical Studies of Urban America) by Andrew L. Slap, Frank Towers, DavidGoldfield Hardcover, 336 Pages, Published 2015 by University Of Chicago Press ISBN-13: 978-0-226-30017-7, ISBN: 0-226-30017-X
"When we talk about the Civil War, we often describe it in terms of battles that took place in small towns or in the countryside: Antietam, Gettysburg, Bull Run, and, most tellingly, the Battle of the Wilderness. One reason this picture has persisted is that few urban historians have studied the war, even though cities hosted, enabled, and shaped Southern society as much as they did in the North. "Confederate Cities," edited by Andrew L. ..."
Confederate Cities(1stEdition) The Urban South during the Civil War Era (Historical Studies of Urban America) by Andrew L. Slap, Frank Towers, DavidGoldfield Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 2015 by University Of Chicago Press ISBN-13: 978-0-226-30020-7, ISBN: 0-226-30020-X
"When we talk about the Civil War, we often describe it in terms of battles that took place in small towns or in the countryside: Antietam, Gettysburg, Bull Run, and, most tellingly, the Battle of the Wilderness. One reason this picture has persisted is that few urban historians have studied the war, even though cities hosted, enabled, and shaped Southern society as much as they did in the North. "Confederate Cities," edited by Andrew L. ..."