Upon the Altar of the Nation
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- Synopsis
- A profound and timely examination of the moral underpinnings of the War between the States. The Civil War was not only a war of armies but also a war of ideas, in which Union and Confederacy alike each identified itself as a moral nation with God on its side. In this watershed book, Harry Stout measures the gap between those claims and the war¿s actual conduct. Ranging from the home front to the trenches and drawing on a wealth of contemporary documents, Stout explores the lethal mix of propaganda and ideology that came to justify slaughter on and off the battlefield. At a time when our country is once again at war, as well as commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, this is a deeply necessary book. Illustrations.
- Copyright:
- 2006
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781101126721
- Publisher:
- PENGUIN group
- Date of Addition:
- 04/23/14
- Copyrighted By:
- Harry S. Stout
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.