Abstract
Review of the book, The Heart of American History by James McPherson. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1989.
The era of the Civil War and Reconstruction remains the crucible of American history, the trial that decisively defined this country and its self-perceived mission. The American people seem to recognize that fact, for no era in our history attracts the general reading public as does that between 1861 and 1877.
Document Type
Book Review
Publication Date
Fall 1989
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 1989, University Press of Virginia.
This article first appeared in the Virginia Quarterly Review.
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Recommended Citation
Ayers, Edward L. Review of The Heart of American History by James McPherson. Virginia Quarterly Review 65, no. 4 (1989): 735-742.