The Global Impact of the American Civil War

Version: Unabridged
Author: James M. McPherson
Narrator: James M. McPherson
Genres: History, Politics, World, United States, History, United States, Lectures, World Affairs, History, Civil Rights
Publisher: Chautauqua Institution/ The Great Lecture Library
Published In: N/A
Length: 1 hour, 15 minutes
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Overview

McPherson's first fascination with the Civil War began as a graduate student in 1958 under the mentorship of C. Vann Woodward at Johns Hopkins University. But it was not the war McPherson focused on then. His subject for study were the abolitionists whose passions and protests helped put Abraham Lincoln in office and shape the social reforms brought about by the war.

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Good lecture

by Steve Curtis
  • Book Rating: 4/5

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Good lecture

Written by Steve Curtis from Mesquite, TX on June 18th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 4/5

A good and thought-provoking lecture. I like finding out the rest of the world's "take" on the civil war. I wish this lecture could have been 2 or 3 times as long.

Civil War

Written by Anonymous from Norwich, VT on April 7th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 4/5

Interesting. I call it a look from the other side.

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Good lecture

by Steve Curtis
  • Book Rating: 4/5

Civil War

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Author Details

Author Details

McPherson, James M.

James M. McPherson, PhD, an American history expert and one of the most distinguished historians of our time, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1989 for "Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era." His other bestselling books include "For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War, Drawn with the Sword: Reflections on the American Civil War, What They Fought For, 1861-1865; Gettysburg: The Paintings of Mort Kunstler, Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution;" and "Fields of Fury." An active preservationist, he has served on the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission since 1991.