The Civil War on the Web: A Guide to the Very Best Sites - Softcover

William G. Thomas; Alice E. Carter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0842028498 ISBN 13: 9780842028493

Publisher: Scholarly Resources, 2000

Synopsis

There are over 600,000 different websites on the Civil War. The Civil War on the Web gives history enthusiasts everything they need to narrow down the search to only the best, most useful sites. The authors have examined and evaluated thousands of websites to prepare this new book. They have included only the most carefully constructed, highly informative, artfully designed sites on the Civil War.

The Civil War on the Web is the first book and only book available that will guide Civil War buffs and history enthusiasts to the most valuable historical information on the web. This book includes:

Detailed reviews of the top 95 sites

A one- to five-star rating of each site's content, aesthetics, and navigation

A list of over 300 additional recommended sites including URLs and brief descriptions

Free CD-ROM (IBM and MAC compatible) with hotlinks to all 400-plus sites in the book

About this title

About the Author:

Alice E. Carter is director of project management at Interactive Media Associates, an Internet consulting firm in New Jersey. Richard Jensen is professor emeritus of history at the University of Illinois, Chicago, and research associate at the National Center for Supercomputer Applications. He also founded H-Net, the groundbreaking and highly successful web-based book review, information, and scholarly discussion source for the academic community.

Review:

This new guide aims to help serious researchers and casual browsers find what they're looking for about the war. If you buy only one book this year on the Civil War, this should be it. (Civil War Times)

The authors give equal time to both the battlefield and the homefront, where important social, cultural and racial changes occurred. (The New York Times)

A valuable guide to anyone who is interested in the war and hopes to avoid hours of circular and fruitless web navigation. (The Christian Science Monitor)

More than 300 sites have been neatly packaged by categories that include special looks at black troops, slavery, and women in the Civil War; along with the battles and military leaders. (Roanoke Times and World News)

Highly recommended. This work will serve as a guide to the best current Civil War scholarship available online. (Library Journal)

A new portal to a feast of information. The Civil War on the Web is a boon to those exasperated by their search engines. (QUOTE AFFILIATION: Publishers Weekly)

About this edition

• Publisher: Scholarly Resources
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0842028498
• ISBN 13: 9780842028493
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 197