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Book SynopsisNational Geographic presents provocative stories shedding new light on the Civil War, American history’s watershed, from Union and Confederate soldiers to Abraham Lincoln and Gettysburg.
Was Gettysburg a tactical success, or was the outcome determined by a far more mundane factor: access to fresh water? How did the need to spread information about the dead and wounded give rise to the U.S. Postal Service? Did President Lincoln really age so dramatically during the course of the war, or was a rare disease to blame for the shocking difference in images of him from before and during the war? From overlooked elements, such as the role of weather, health, and high emotions, to the world-changing effect of the rise of female workers, to the many firsts including the introduction of standard time, pre-sized clothing, canned goods, toilets, and Santa Claus,
The Untold Civil War reveals new facets of a seemingly well-known slice of American history, just in time to commemora
Trade Review"The book … is a beauty and should make any recipient very happy. Although large, it isn’t one of those cumbersome coffee-table books but rather the right size to properly display a great selection of photographs." --The Washington Post
“Beautifully illustrated and engagingly written, this thematically arranged book reveals the human side of America’s bloodiest war.” –Library Journal
