Professor James McPherson talked about his life and his writings. He responded to audience telephone calls and electronic mail. Drawn With a Sword is the best explanation and examination of the imapct of the Civil War yet published, particularly in a one volume edition. McPherson (born October 11, 1936) is an American Civil War historian, and is the George Henry. Other books include: The Struggle for Equality: Abolitionists and the Negro in the Civil War and Reconstruction(1964) Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution(1991) For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War (1997). However, McPherson chooses not to focus on. Many Civil War scholars regard this as the preeminent single-volume history of the war. Drawn with the Sword is is a collection of essays written by James McPherson. McPherson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom, here addresses many of the most enduring questions about the Civil Warincluding whether Northern or Southern aggression began the conflictand offers memorable depictions of some of the great leaders on both sides of the struggle. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including the best-selling book Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era(1988), which won the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1989. He has taught history at Princeton since 1962, and his specialty is the American Civil War and Reconstruction. T12:00:06-05:00 Professor James McPherson talked about his life and his writings.
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