{"product_id":"what-this-cruel-war-was-chandra-manning-9780307277329","title":"What This Cruel War Was Over: Soldiers, Slavery, and the Civil War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUsing letters, diaries, and regimental newspapers to take us inside the minds of Civil War soldiers--black and white, Northern and Southern--as they fought and marched across a divided country, this unprecedented account is \"an essential contribution to our understanding of slavery and the Civil War\" (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eIn this unprecedented account, Chandra Manning With stunning poise and narrative verve, Manning explores how the Union and Confederate soldiers came to identify slavery as the central issue of the war and what that meant for a tumultuous nation. This is a brilliant and eye-opening debut and an invaluable addition to our understanding of the Civil War as it has never been rendered before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chandra Manning\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0307277321\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307277329\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/11\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 5.28w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2008 pg. 46","brand":"Chandra Manning","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946412769535,"sku":"9780307277329","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_f586ff5b-ea7c-4eae-b307-43adf562e595.jpg?v=1681513005","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/what-this-cruel-war-was-chandra-manning-9780307277329","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}