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Classics of Civil War Fiction

Name: Classics of Civil War Fiction
Author: David Madden
ISBN: 9780737263084

by David Madden (Editor), Peggy Bach (Editor)

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Overview

The American Civil War is widely recognized as the single most defining event in U.S. history, a time of tragic upheaval that greatly influenced the character of the nation and helped to chart its course for generations afterward. Much of the fiction focusing on the war not only has literary merit but also offers important views into the cultural, political, and socioeconomic conditions and nuances of the time. This collection of essays, written by novelists and scholars of the Civil War, offers an examination of 14 works considered classics of Civil War fiction published before 1950.