Causes Won, Lost, and Forgotten

Causes Won, Lost, and Forgotten
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Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Total Pages : 285
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ISBN-10 : 9780807886250
ISBN-13 : 0807886254
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Book Synopsis Causes Won, Lost, and Forgotten by : Gary W. Gallagher

Download or read book Causes Won, Lost, and Forgotten written by Gary W. Gallagher and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2008-04-07 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 60,000 books have been published on the Civil War. Most Americans, though, get their ideas about the war--why it was fought, what was won, what was lost--not from books but from movies, television, and other popular media. In an engaging and accessible survey, Gary W. Gallagher guides readers through the stories told in recent film and art, showing how these stories have both reflected and influenced the political, social, and racial currents of their times.


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