The Library of Congress Civil War Desk Reference
For a broader crash course in Civil War history, the Library of  Congress Civil War Desk Reference offers a lucid summary of  political rifts that led up to the war, extensive chapters on  battlefields and the home front, state-by-state details about  the armies and much more. Edited by LOC writer/editor Margaret  E. Wagner, University of Virginia history professor Gary W.  Gallagher (Lee and His Army in Confederate History) and  University of Tulsa College of Law professor Paul Finkelman (An  Imperfect Union), the book also has a chapters on "Civil War in  Literature and the Arts" and "Studying the War: Research and  Preservation," as well as bibliographies, filmographies and  lists of other resources and organizations. (Sept. 13)Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.