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Fateful Lightning : A New History of the Civil War and Reconstruction by Guelzo, Allen C. is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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The Civil War is the greatest trauma ever experienced by the American nation, a four-year paroxysm of violence that left in its wake more than 600,000 dead, more than 2 million refugees, and the destruction (in modern dollars) of more than $700 billion in property. The war also sparked some of the most heroic moments in American history and enshrined a galaxy of American heroes. Above all, it permanently ended the practice of slavery and proved, in an age of resurgent monarchies, that a liberal democracy could survive the most frightful of challenges. In Fateful Lightning , two-time Lincoln Prize-winning historian Allen C. Guelzo offers a marvelous portrait of the Civil War and its era, covering not only the major figures and epic battles, but also politics, religion, gender, race, diplomacy, and technology. And unlike other surveys of the Civil War era, it extends the reader's vista to include the postwar Reconstruction period and discusses the modern-day legacy of the Civil War in American literature and popular culture. Guelzo also puts the conflict in a global perspective, underscoring Americans' acute sense of the vulnerability of their republic in a world of monarchies. He e
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- Author
- Guelzo, Allen C.
- Publisher
- IRL Press at Oxford University Press
- Published
- 1993
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780199843282
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Fiction, History, American Studies
- Rating
- 4.24 / 5 (185 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14