A sweeping history of the Civil War, based on repo

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Fighting Words: An Illuminated History of Newspaper Accounts of the Civil War

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By Andrew S. Coopersmith (au)
Year: 2004
Pages: 325
Binding Paperback
ISBN 9.78E+12

Product Code: 143796706X

Description

A sweeping history of the Civil War, based on reporting from period newspapers from all sides of the conflict. The book is lavishly illustrated with facsimile reproductions from the newspapers themselves, giving readers a firsthand sense of the divisive passions that fueled the war, and of the opposing views that shaped Americans’ understanding of events. Includes selections from the Harrisburg Patriot and Union, Harrisburg Telegraph, Chicago Tribune, N.Y. Times, New Orleans Bee, Richmond Whig, Houston Weekly Telegraph, Anglo-African, Irish-Amer., The Liberator, Savannah Republican, Springfield Republican, Wilmington Journal, Natchez Daily Courier, Weekly Caucasian, Black Republican, and The Evangelist.

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