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The United States Civil War
64 pages
illustrations (some colour), map, portraits.
Contents includes: Divided nation -- Democracy at stake -- Guns blazing -- No middle ground -- Freedom on the line -- Fight to the end -- United again.
Summary: How did a country once so united split in two? Why did the South feel that the North threatened their traditions and livelihood? Why did the North only want to fight in the South's territory? From the campaign for emancipation to the brutal battlefield, The U.S. Civil War: why they fought reveals the motivations behind the U.S. Civil War from all sides. Go beyond names and dates and ask: what were they fight for? (Back cover)
What were they fighting for?