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Mark Twain once observed of the Civil War that it had "uprooted institutions that were centuries old, changed the politics of a people, transformed the social life of half the country, and wrought so profoundly upon the entire national character that the influence cannot be measured short of two or three generations." Six generations have now passed since it took place, and Americans are still struggling to measure its influence. In The War That Forged the Nation, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian James McPherson considers why the Civil War remains so deeply and firmly embedded within our national consciousness. The drama and tragedy of the war, from its scope and size -- an estimated death toll of 750,000, not including civilians -- to the nearly mythical individuals involved -- Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Frederick Douglass, Clara Barton, Stonewall Jackson among them -- help to explain why the war commands and indeed compels our attention. But the legacy of the war extends far beyond historical interest or scholarly scrutiny. To show why the Civil War still matters, McPherson draws upon his work and thought over the past 56 years, beginning when he was a grad

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Author

McPherson, James M.

Publisher

Oxford University Press, Incorporated

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9780199375776

Category

history

Subjects

Fiction, History, Humanities

Rating

3.9 / 5 (362 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13