America aflame : how the Civil War created a nation
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Goldfield, David R., 1944-
Published
New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2011.
Format
Book
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
632 pages, [8] pages of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
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Land O'Lakes Branch Library - BOOK - Adult
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Published
New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2011.
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [591]-615) and index.
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In this history, the author offers a 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, this author 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 Great Awakening surged through America, political questions became matters of good and evil to be fought to the death. The price of that failure was horrific, but the carnage accomplished what statesmen could not.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Goldfield, D. R. (2011). America aflame: how the Civil War created a nation (1st U.S. ed.). Bloomsbury Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Goldfield, David R., 1944-. 2011. America Aflame: How the Civil War Created a Nation. Bloomsbury Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Goldfield, David R., 1944-. America Aflame: How the Civil War Created a Nation Bloomsbury Press, 2011.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Goldfield, David R. America Aflame: How the Civil War Created a Nation 1st U.S. ed., Bloomsbury Press, 2011.

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