The Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era

from Read Between The Lines · host James M. McPherson

Widely hailed as the single best volume ever written on the Civil War, this Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece is essential reading. James M. McPherson expertly synthesizes the political intrigue, social upheaval, and brutal military campaigns that defined the era. Battle Cry of Freedom is a gripping, fast-paced narrative that explains not just what happened, but why a nation went to war with itself.

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