In The Slaves’ War; the acclaimed historian Andrew Ward delivers an unprecedented vision of the nation’s bloodiest conflict. Woven together from hundreds of interviews; diaries; letters; and memoirs; here is a groundbreaking and poignant narrative of the CivilWar as seen from not only battlefields; capitals; and camps; but from slave quarters; kitchens; roadsides; and fields as well. Speaking in a quintessentially American language; body servants; army cooks; runaways; and gravediggers bring the war to life. From slaves’ theories about the causes of the CivilWar to their frank assessments of such major figures as Lincoln; Davis; Lee; and Grant; from their searing memories of the carnage of battle to their often startling attitudes toward masters and liberators alike; and from their initial jubilation at the Yankee invasion of the South to the crushing disappointment of freedom’s promise unfulfilled; The Slaves’ War is a transformative and engrossing chronicle of America’s Second Revolution.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Catherine and PotemkinBy Annie GeardThis is a detailed and intimate take on the love affair of Catherine the Great and Potemkin; using their own letters as resource material as well as observations from various political cognoscenti to provide a rounded and robust view on two larger than life figures. We are shown Catherine as full of life; a great lover and generous woman as well as a political creature with no compunction about having her adversaries removed from the field. A fascinating read.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I loved it!By CO book lover!This book is another FANTASTIC history by the Russian Historian; Simon Sebag Montefiore! I love the descriptions and the book was easy and delightful to read. Only; it should have been entitled Potemkin; as the book is mainly on him. Still; if you are ready to learn part of what made Russia what it is today (good and bad); this is a strong and worthwhile read.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Bigger than lifeBy Jeffrey HuntingtonThis is a wonderful book; filled with the inside stories of how history was made. Many spicy details are recounted here which do not appear in later books; even Montefiore's own; which surprises me. Potemkin shaped the world more than many of the kings and emperors which we study in school.
