The American Civil War /
Peter J. Parish.
- New York : Holmes & Meier Publishers, 1975.
- 750 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 692-723) and index.
Danger signals -- How the war came -- Crisis of the Union -- Why the war came -- Preparations, predictions and prospects -- Emancipation -- Campaigns of 1863 -- A society at war : the South -- A society at war : the North -- The war and the world -- Oceans, rivers and diplomatic channels -- Campaigns of 1864 -- The politics of war, 1863-1864 -- Reconstruction and re-election : the climax of Lincoln's presidency -- Victory and defeat -- The struggle to win the peace -- The enduring legacy.