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This Mighty Scourge

Perspectives on the Civil War

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This Mighty Scourge

Written by: James M. McPherson
Narrated by: Barrett Whitener
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 The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom and many other award-winning books, James M. McPherson is America's preeminent Civil War historian. Now, in this collection of provocative and illuminating essays, McPherson offers fresh insight into many of the most enduring questions about one of the defining moments in our nation's history.

Listeners will find insightful pieces on such intriguing figures as Harriet Tubman, John Brown, Jesse James, and William Tecumseh Sherman, and on such vital issues as Confederate military strategy, the failure of peace negotiations to end the war, and the realities and myths of the Confederacy.

Combining the finest scholarship with luminous prose, and packed with new information and fresh ideas, this book brings together the most recent thinking by the nation's leading authority on the Civil War.

©2007 James M. McPherson (P)2008 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Wars & Conflicts Civil War War Military
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"It will seduce anyone, Civil War neophyte or fanatic, for its authority and judgments....There is not a bad chapter in this book. This Mighty Scourge is a marvelous read from a master historian. Like all good history, what it makes you want to do is know more." ( Boston Globe)

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Important read

I learned about James McPherson through the Tides of History podcast. Having listened to his Civil War books 1 and 2, thank you #Audible1, I needed more. If you don’t want to listen to the aforementioned 2 volumes, give This Mighty Scourge a try. I’m not American and felt that I needed to have an understanding of Its history to help make sense of what’s happening today. I am better informed!

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Excellent Addition to Civil War History

Each chapter is essentially a literature review with informed commentary on one aspect or one figure in the Civil War. This is not a comprehensive history - for that, see his much, much longer work Battle Cry of Freedom.

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