This Hallowed Ground
A History of the Civil War
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · January 3, 2012
A perfect introduction and "the best single-volume treatment of the Civil War" (Chicago Sun-Times) that captures the dramatic scope and intimate experience of that epic struggle from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the Army of the Potomac Trilogy.
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- Who it’s for
- Readable Civil War history with enough shape for the shelf and enough clarity for the train.
- Genres
- Civil War Era, Civil Wars, 19th-Century America
- Published
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, January 3, 2012
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A perfect introduction and "the best single-volume treatment of the Civil War" (Chicago Sun-Times) that captures the dramatic scope and intimate experience of that epic struggle from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the Army of the Potomac Trilogy. Covering events from the prelude of the conflict to the death of Lincoln, Bruce Catton blends a gripping narrative with deep, yet unassuming, scholarship to bring the war alive on the page in an almost novelistic way.
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It is this gift for narrative that led contemporary critics to compare this book to War and Peace, and call it a “modern Iliad.” Now over fifty years old, This Hallowed Ground remains one of the best-loved and admired general Civil War books: a perfect introduction to readers beginning their exploration of the conflict, as well as a thrilling analysis and reimagining of its events for experienced students of the war. Includes maps.
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Readable Civil War history with enough shape for the shelf and enough clarity for the train.
Come here for
- Civil War history in clear, readable prose
- A shelfworthy history that works as a gift
Expect
- Accessible military history
- Cultural touchstone energy
Where it sits
| Civil War Era | 96% |
|---|---|
| Civil Wars | 47% |
| 19th-Century America | 36% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- U.S. Military History
- 19th-Century America
- Civil War Era
- Authors
- Bruce Catton
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- January 3, 2012
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- U.S. Military History