SuitabookA History of US- War, Terrible War (1855-1865)#6
Joy Hakim
- Reading
- Read together in short sections, pausing after accounts of battles or political debate. Invite the reader to distinguish what happened from what different people believed, without assuming the book gives every viewpoint equal weight.
- Themes
- War, slavery and states’ rights: The book covers battles and soldiers’ hardships alongside debates involving abolitionists, slave owners and ordinary Americans. The subjects are presented as part of a historical account, but the available details do not show how the book evaluates particular arguments or viewpoints.
- Worth knowing
- War is central: soldiers face long marches, freezing camps and described as awful battles. Slavery and arguments about states’ rights also feature; the level of detail is not clear.