Writing the Civil War 
Subtitle: The Quest to Understand
Contributors: James M. McPherson (Editor)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
Published: September 2, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781570033896
Subjects: American history: c 1500 to c 1800; American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Civil war; United States - Civil War; History - Military / War; History: American; USA; Historiography; History; History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877); History : Historiography
First sentence: The United States government and its loyal citizens confronted an imposing task in suppressing the Confederate rebellion.