Don't Know Much About the Civil War: Everything You Need to Know About America's Greatest Conflict but Never Learned
By the vastly amusing author ofDon't Know Much About HistoryandDon't Know Much About Geography, this fresh look at America's greatest conflict will dispel all those misconceptions you acquired by watching "Gone With the Wind".  Davis has a genius for bringing history to life, sorting out the players, the politics and the key events -- Harpers Ferry, Shiloh, Gettysburg, Emancipation, Reconstruction -- in a way that will enlighten even the most dedicated back-of-the-class napper.  A brilliant crash course, this book vividly brings to life the people -- from Dred Scott to Abraham Lincoln -- and the everyday details that make up History with a capital H.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.