WINNEROFTHENEWYORKCIVILWARROUNDTABLE'SFLETCHERPRATTAWARDFromthefiringonFortSumtertotheshotthekilledAbrahamLincoln,thisfascinatingcompendiumofthecivilWarconveysthesights,sounds,andemotionsoftheconflictthatshapedourhistoryandoutnationalconsciousness.Hereisthevividandcompellingcommentaryofgenerals,commonsoldiers,politicians,andordinaryciviliansfrombothsidesoftheconflict.Presentedinonecomprehensive,utterlyengrossingvolume,thisistheCivilWarasitreallywas-theforcesandeventsthatcausedit,thesoldiersandcivilianswhofoughtit,andtheideasandvaluesthatareitslegacytoday.'ThelastchapterabouttheCivilWarisneverlikelytobewritten,butHarryHansenproducedahistoricalsurveythathaswithstoodthetestoftime.Herewehaveafast-pacednarrativethatfollowsthecivilWar'smilitaryandpoliticalprogression,renderedwithaplainspokenprosethatwillappealtogeneralreaderandeducatoralike.'-MORGANN.KNULL,Editor,CivilWarBookReview'Amongthebestone-volumehistoriesoftheCivilWar,'-JOHNJAKESWithaNewIntroductionbyJohnJakesandaForewordbyDr.GaryGallagher