In this elegant book, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer explores the manifold ways in which the Civil War changed the United States forever. He confronts its co

First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

During the hottest days of the summer of 1863, while the nation's attention was focused on a small town in Pennsylvania known as Gettysburg, another momentous b

A gripping and original account of how the Civil War began and a second American revolution unfolded, setting Abraham Lincoln on the path to greatness and milli

A comprehensive look at the Civil War and how it shaped American history and culture, includes coverage of major figures and the war's affect on politics, relig