{"product_id":"leaders-of-the-american-civil-jon-l-wakelyn-9780313295607","title":"Leaders of the American Civil War: A Biographical and Historiographical Dictionary","description":"\u003cp\u003eCovering both the great military leaders and the critical civilian leaders, this book provides an overview of their careers and a professional assessment of their accomplishments. Entries consider the leaders' character and prewar experiences, their contributions to the war effort, and the war's impact on the rest of their lives. The entries then look at how history has assessed these leaders, thus putting their longtime reputations on the line. The result is a thorough revision of some leaders' careers, a call for further study of others, and a reaffirmation of the accomplishments of the greatest leaders. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnalyzing the leaders historiographically, the work shows how the leaders wanted to be remembered, how postwar memorists and biographers saw them, the verdict of early historians, and how the best modern historians have assessed their contributions. By including a variety of leaders from both civilian and military roles, the book provides a better understanding of the total war, and by relating their lives to their times, it provides a better understanding of historical revisionism and of why history has been so interested in Civil War lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jon L. Wakelyn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313295603\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313295607\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.42w x 1.25d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/1999 pg. 143\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/1999 pg. 998\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Reference Bks Annual\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2000 pg. 276","brand":"Jon L. Wakelyn","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47421033447679,"sku":"9780313295607","price":83.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_03528d0a-2d1b-414e-827f-48553a292e05.jpg?v=1761526553","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/leaders-of-the-american-civil-jon-l-wakelyn-9780313295607","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}