![]() His choices are certainly understandable, but open to debate. In many ways books are like music, people like the music of their formative years better than anything that came before it or after. Not surprisingly, this was pointed out by several younger scholars. ![]() It's a biggie.Īll of the historians and books cited by McPherson are outstanding, but they are representative of his generation. In the interview, McPherson stated who he believes are America's top historians, the best book on the Civil War, military history, African American history, the book most responsible for shaping his career, and even the most overrated history book ever. He is best known for his Pulitzer Prize winning book Battle Cry of Freedom which is the best overview of the Civil War. ![]() This book review will analyze the author’s purpose, his main argument, the evidence used, whether the book succeeded in its goals, and whether I would recommend this book or not. ![]() ![]() McPherson is considered to be the dean of Civil War historians. McPherson explains in his book, What They Fought For the reasons why the Union and Confederacy started the Civil War. In 2014, the New York Times published a brief interview with noted Civil War historian James McPherson, The George Henry Davis 1886 Professor of American History at Princeton University. ![]()
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