The text itself, streamlined by McPherson, remains a fast-paced narrative that brilliantly captures two decades of contentious American history, from the Mexican War to Lee's surrender at Appomattox. Offer genuinely new information and interpretations that significantly enhance the text. More important, he has written extensive captions (some 35,000 words in all, virtually a book in themselves), many of which McPherson has selectedĪll the illustrations, including rare contemporary photographs, period cartoons, etchings, woodcuts, and paintings, carefully choosing those that best illuminate the narrative.
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