Drawn with the Sword - Reflections on the American Civil War

Drawn with the Sword - Reflections on the American Civil War

 Author: James M. McPherson
Date of Publication: April 1996
Overview: In Drawn With the Sword, McPherson offers a series of thoughtful and engaging essays on some of the most enduring questions of the Civil War.  Drawn With the Sword explores such questions as why the North won and why the South lost (emphasizing the role of contingency in the Northern victory), whether Southern or Northern aggression began the war, and who really freed the slaves, Abraham Lincoln or the slaves themselves...