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fantastic book great read throughout and objective If you are already a fan of kenneth davis's other books then this will not disappoint you. His funny and irreverent style keeps book interesting for anyone. Also little known facts are brought up through out book. This is a must read for anyone even vaguely interested in this most important topic.
Contains intriguing facts; exposes southern revisionism. I don't pretend to be an expert on the Civil War, but I certainly find it interesting that negative reactions to Mr. Davis's book (which I found entertaining, informative, and thought-provoking; I learned a lot) tend to be based upon his depiction of the South as the unwarranted cause of the war and as the bastion of slavery. Yet no one seems interested in refuting the statements on which he bases this perspective. The pro-slavery atrocities of the Confederate states are well-documented, their decision to... more info
A solid, fairly complete Civil War book Simply put: this book is not for Civil War buffs. Most have already read through Shelby Foote's Civil War series and, put simply - there is nothing new in here. Still, Kenneth Davis' book has some great chapters on America before the war (and it shows how slavery was always a big deal in America), and it has a lot of great quotes sprinkled throughout the book. The timelines are also pretty detailed and provide some nice tidbits (like census counts). It tends to focus on the people, rather than the events,... more info
I bought all 4 of Davis' books: I adore them all! I started reading "...Civil War" the day I finished reading his "...U.S. History". I can't say enough good things about his 4 "Don't Know Much..." books. I slept through all my history classes in high school and was so turned off by history that I never took a course in college on history. Amazingly, Davis' 4 books utterly fascinate me, rivet me, hold my attention at all times. My advise is to hold a file card over the line in the book you are reading. That way it is sort of like an animation as the file... more info
