American civil wars : a continental history, 1850-1873 / Alan Taylor.

Author/creator Taylor, Alan, 1955- author.
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationNew York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, [2024]
Copyright Date©2024
Descriptionxx, 534 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Subjects
Civil war--North America. --History. --19th century.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Guerre civile--Amérique du Nord. --Histoire. --19e siècle.
United States--History. --1849-1877.
United States--History. --Civil War, 1861-1865.
Canada--History. --1841-1867.
Mexico--History. --1867-1910.
North America--History. --19th century.
États-Unis--Histoire. --1849-1877.
États-Unis--Histoire. --1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession).
Canada--Histoire. --1841-1867.
Mexique--Histoire. --1867-1910.
Amérique du Nord--Histoire. --19e siècle.

Contents Introduction: Unsettled -- Lives -- Fugitives -- Destinies -- Thunder -- Disunion -- Miseries -- Revolutions -- West -- Invasions -- Elections -- Borders -- Reconstructions -- Epilogue: Sleeping giants.
Abstract Historian Alan Taylor examines a pivotal twenty-year period in which North America's three largest countries--the United States, Mexico, and Canada--all transformed themselves into nations.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 417-513) and index.
ISBN9781324035282 (hardcover)
ISBN1324035285 (hardcover)

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