The Civil War : an illustrated history

Resource Information

The work The Civil War : an illustrated history represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Evanston Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

The Civil War : an illustrated history

Title remainder

an illustrated history

Statement of responsibility

narrative by Geoffrey C. Ward ; based on a documentary filmscript by Geoffrey C. Ward, Ric Burns, and Ken Burns ; with contributions by Don E. Fehrenbacher [and others]

Creator

• Ward, Geoffrey C

Contributor

• Burns, Ken, 1953-
• Burns, Ric

Author

• Ward, Geoffrey C

Subject

• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Pictorial works
• Illustrated works
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Genre

• Pictorial works
• Illustrated works

Language

eng

Summary

The complete text of the bestselling narrative history of the Civil War--based on the celebrated PBS television series. This non-illustrated edition interweaves the author's narrative with the voices of the men and women who lived through that cataclysmic trail of our nationhood, from Abraham Lincoln to ordinary foot soldiers. Includes essays by distinguished historians of the era

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

973.7

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps
• portraits

Index

index present

LC call number

E468.7

LC item number

.W26 1990

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

adult