{"product_id":"turning-points-actual-and-alternate-histories-rodney-p-carlisle-9781851098811","title":"Turning Points--Actual and Alternate Histories: A House Divided During the Civil War Era","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis work is a creative approach to history that not only recounts what actually happened during the Civil War, but also imagines alternate outcomes had key events turned out differently, and how they might have changed the course of American history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn colorful, readable prose, this volume provides a full history of the Civil War--including John Brown's raid; the story of the Confederate States of America; the battles of Bull Run, Antietam, and Gettysburg; Sherman's March to the Sea; the Emancipation Proclamation; the Thirteenth Amendment; Lincoln's assassination; Reconstruction; and Andrew Johnson's impeachment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut more importantly, it offers a range of essays on how events could have turned out differently--militarily, politically, and culturally. It challenges students and general readers alike to remember that the course of history is not preordained. Instead, history is \"made \" in critical moments of decision by those who choose one course of action over another. Their choices--and the outcomes of those choices--could easily have been different.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rodney P. Carlisle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 185109881X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781851098811\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.32h x 7.04w x 0.89d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2008 pg. 1141\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2008 pg. 86","brand":"Rodney P. Carlisle","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088913445119,"sku":"9781851098811","price":103.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_93ecc34c-d8a8-48cd-a8e2-be4448237e30.jpg?v=1769107245","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/turning-points-actual-and-alternate-histories-rodney-p-carlisle-9781851098811","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}