The Great Event
Subtitle: The American Civil War
Publisher: America Star Book
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Baltimore, Maryland
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 688
Description: Book Review from Dr. John Richard - Historyofwar.org 
This is a full length history of the American Civil War, starting with a history of slavery in the United States, tracing the out break of the war, the events of the fighting, the assassination of Lincoln and the end of the war.
This book's most distinctive features is the use of a vast number of quotes, many of them quite sizable. In total over 1,000 separate quotations have been used, many of them from the key figures of the war (Lincoln, Grant, and Sherman quite a bit), but with a good selection from less familiar figures. While both are of course valuable, I found the less familiar quotes to be more interesting (including an account of the only civilian known to have fought at Gettysburg, the fears of a citizen of Atlanta as Sherman occupied the city, and over-confident messages from General McClellan during the Peninsular Campaign). 
The massive selection of quotes is linked by well written history of the war, although where the quote tells the story duplication is avoided. The technique works well and the quotes feel well chosen and well integrated into the narrative. The use of some quotes to advance the narrative means that there is room to cover the majority of campaigns of the war in some detail, although some of the more minor expeditions are mentioned more in passing. The overall result is an effective detailed history of the American Civil War, given extra value by the vast number of quotes.
Table of contents: title: A Complete History Of The American Civil War. Beginning With The Importation Of Slaves Into America, And The Turmoil That Came From This Importation. As The American Colonies Grew Into The United States, The Country Began It's Possible Own Destruction With Slavery The Principle Cause. As The Country Grew, Tensions Began to Grow Between The Pro-Slavery And Free-Slavery States.; title: After The Election Of Abraham Lincoln As The President Of The United States, Southern States Began Their Rapid Secession From Their Northern Neighbors And The Firing Of Fort Sumter In Charleston Harbor, North Carolina.; title: The American Civil War Had Begun.; title: All The Major Battles Are Included As Well As The Assassination Of President Lincoln And The Capture Of John Wilkes Booth.