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Battle Cry of Freedom

The Civil War Era

by James Macpherson
Jonathan Davis
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James M. McPherson, professor emeritus of U.S. history at Princeton, is one of the foremost scholars of the Civil
War. In this informative and meticulously researched masterpiece, he clarifies the differing ways of life and philosophy
that led to this shattering conflict.
Abraham Lincoln wondered whether "in a free government the minority have the right to break up the government."
Jefferson Davis felt "forced to take up arms" to guarantee his states' rights. McPherson merges the words of these men
and other political luminaries, housewives, and soldiers from both armies with his own concise analysis of the war to
create a story as compelling as any novel.
Battle Cry of Freedom vividly traces how a new nation was forged when a war both sides were sure would amount
to little dragged for four years and cost more American lives than all other wars combined. Narrator Jonathan Davis'
powerful reading brings to life the many voices of the Civil War

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  • Release date

    September 22, 2020

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781705015193
      • File size: 1142871 KB
      • Duration: 39:40:58

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      McPherson's finely wrought history of the Civil War era reflects outstanding scholarship partnered with a talent for storytelling. This Pulitzer Prize-winning account is done justice by Jonathan Davis's somber, almost hypnotic, narration. This first of a two-part series begins with a detailed explication of the history, politics, and economy that precipitated the war. This volume ends in the spring of 1862, by which time America is firmly ensconced in a war that is tearing it asunder. The listener is sure to be drawn into the horrors and complexities of this most fascinating and consequential period in American history. To that end, McPherson's writing and Davis's reading are a perfect, engrossing partnership. M.R.P. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine
    • AudioFile Magazine
      Picking up in the spring of 1862, where Volume 1 left off, McPherson's Civil War history continues to highlight his mastery of the subject. This volume helpfully provides a quick synopsis of what has happened thus far. This installment finds the North and South fully involved in the tumultuous war. Once again, narrator Jonathan Davis's serious tone reflects exactly the grave events that took place at this time in American history. Davis appropriately portrays the weightiness of the material and, in combination with McPherson's award-winning prose, evokes a time long past most eloquently and accessibly. M.R.P. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine

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