DOC Reimagining Denominationalism: Interpretive Essays (Religion in America) by Robert Bruce Mullin; Russell E. Richey in History

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The 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. In Fateful Lightning; 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. Written by a leading authority on our nation's most searing crisis; Fateful Lightning offers a vivid and original account of an event whose echoes continue with Americans to this day.