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The Negro's Civil War how American Blacks felt and acted during the war for the Union

Drawing on speeches, books, and letters to point out the military and political contributions and the feelings of African-Americans during the Civil War.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	McPherson, James M.
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Vintage Books, 2003, c1991.
Edition:	1st Vintage Civil War library ed.
Series:	Vintage Civil War library
Subjects:	United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > African Americans.
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Summary:	Drawing on speeches, books, and letters to point out the military and political contributions and the feelings of African-Americans during the Civil War.
Physical Description:	xviii, 366 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	140003390X (pbk.)
Author Notes:	James M. McPherson is the author of Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era, which won a Pulitzer Prize in history, and For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War, a Lincoln Prize winner. He is the George Henry Davis Professor of American History at Princeton University in New Jersey, where he also lives. His newest book, entitled Abraham Lincoln, celebrates the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth with a short, but detailed look at this president's life. (Bowker Author Biography)