audiobook The "Good War" in American Memory by John Bodnar in History

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Few historians have ever captured the drama; excitement; and tragedy of the Civil War with the headlong elan of Edwin Bearss; who has won a huge; devoted following with his extraordinary battlefield tours and eloquent soliloquies about the heroes; scoundrels; and little-known moments of a conflict that still fascinates America. Antietam; Shiloh; Gettysburg: these hallowed battles and more than a dozen more come alive as never before; rich with human interest and colorful detail culled from a lifetime of study.Illustrated with detailed maps and archival images; this 448-page volume presents a unique narrative of the Civil War's most critical battles; translating Bearss' inimitable delivery into print. As he guides readers from the first shots at Fort Sumter to Gettysburg's bloody fields to the dignified surrender at Appomattox; his engagingly plainspoken but expert account demonstrates why he stands beside Shelby Foote; James McPherson; and Ken Burns in the front rank of modern chroniclers of the Civil War; as the Pulitzer Prize-winning McPherson himself points out in his admiring Introduction.A must for every one of America's countless Civil War buffs; this major work will stand as an important reference and enduring legacy of a great historian for generations to come.