Revisioning the Civil War: Historians on Counter-Factual Scenarios - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786423927 ISBN 13: 9780786423927

Publisher: McFarland, 2005

Synopsis

What if Douglas instead of Lincoln had won the presidential election of 1860? What if the Confederates had pushed their advantage and advanced on Washington following their victory at Bull Run? What if Lincoln had not been assassinated? Questions like these help historians answer other broader queries such as: Was the Civil War inevitable? Could the South really have won the war? This book examines key events and decisions of the Civil War, giving some of the subject’s foremost experts a chance to reflect on the actualities of what could have (and what could not have) happened. Each of the chronologically arranged sections briefly introduces a topic, poses a counter-historical question and presents the responses of several leading scholars, and synthesizes and recaps these often divergent opinions. The work concludes with survey results from the panel of experts regarding several all-encompassing Civil War topics.

About this title

About the Author

Broadcast journalist Jim Bresnahan is also the author of Play It Again: Baseball Experts on What Might Have Been (2006). He lives in Lexington, Virginia.

Review

"entertaining read...thought-provoking...entertaining and fascinating"--The Civil War News; "delightful...profusely illustrated...this is a work that you should add to your library"--Staunton News Leader; "different and refreshing"--The Free Lance-Star.

Edition details

• Publisher: McFarland
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0786423927
• ISBN 13: 9780786423927
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 244
• Editor: Bresnahan Jim