Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era

James M. McPherson, professor emeritus of U.S. history at Princeton, is one of the foremost scholars of the Civil
War. In this informative and meticulously researched masterpiece, he clarifies the differing ways of life and philosophy
that led to this shattering conflict.

Abraham Lincoln wondered whether “in a free government the minority have the right to break up the government.”
Jefferson Davis felt “forced to take up arms” to guarantee his states' rights. McPherson merges the words of these...