{"product_id":"fateful-lightning-a-new-history-of-the-civil-war-reconstruction-paperback","title":"Fateful Lightning: A New History of the Civil War \u0026 Reconstruction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAllen C. Guelzo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Civil War is the greatest trauma ever experienced by the American nation, a four-year paroxysm of violence that left in its wake more than 600,000 dead, more than 2 million refugees, and the destruction (in modern dollars) of more than $700 billion in property. The war also sparked some of the most heroic moments in American history and enshrined a galaxy of American heroes. Above all, it permanently ended the practice of slavery and proved, in an age of resurgent monarchies, that a liberal democracy could survive the most frightful of challenges. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003cem\u003eFateful Lightning\u003c\/em\u003e, two-time Lincoln Prize-winning historian Allen C. Guelzo offers a marvelous portrait of the Civil War and its era, covering not only the major figures and epic battles, but also politics, religion, gender, race, diplomacy, and technology. And unlike other surveys of the Civil War era, it extends the reader's vista to include the postwar Reconstruction period and discusses the modern-day legacy of the Civil War in American literature and popular culture. Guelzo also puts the conflict in a global perspective, underscoring Americans' acute sense of the vulnerability of their republic in a world of monarchies. He examines the strategy, the tactics, and especially the logistics of the Civil War and brings the most recent historical thinking to bear on emancipation, the presidency and the war powers, the blockade and international law, and the role of intellectuals, North and South. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by a leading authority on our nation's most searing crisis, \u003cem\u003eFateful Lightning\u003c\/em\u003e offers a vivid and original account of an event whose echoes continue with Americans to this day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAllen C. Guelzo\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Henry R. Luce Professor of the Civil War Era, and Director of Civil War Era Studies at Gettysburg College. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eAbraham Lincoln: Redeemer President\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLincoln's Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in America\u003c\/em\u003e, both of which won the Lincoln Prize. His most recent books on Lincoln and the Civil War era are \u003cem\u003eLincoln and Douglas: The Debates That Defined America\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLincoln: A Very Short Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 592\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.24 x 9.24 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 18, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52752405397837,"sku":"9780199843282","price":35.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/ejVYUVM4dGdGdUNVdHZOWThOR1N1QT09.webp?v=1762919722","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/fateful-lightning-a-new-history-of-the-civil-war-reconstruction-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}