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Teter's sobering study of western officers' lack of enthusiasm for emancipation as a moral issue helps explain how quickly the nation retreated from Reconstruction and the defense of black rights, even though the Civil War became a war of practical liberation.--Journal of African American History Effective and well-written . . . accessible and valuable to broad and academic audiences alike.--Journal of American History A much-needed and bracing look at how Union officers approached emancipation in the West during the Civil War--Journal of the Civil War Era Thought-provoking . . . Practical Liberators would be a useful book to utilize in upper-division undergraduate courses or graduate seminars to spark lively discussions.--Industrial Relations Teters's book is anchored by thorough research and cogent analysis. . . . Practical Liberators deserves to be put into dialog with other works examining the evolving racial progressivism of the Union Army. It is a welcome addition to the Civil War's ever-expanding literature.--On Point Provocative and instructive . . . . Practical Liberators adds an important geographical and interpretive perspective.--Arkansas Historical Quarterly [A] crisply written and deeply researched study of emancipation's progress in the war's western theater.--Missouri Historical Review Thoroughly researched and entirely convincing, Practical Liberators surely establishes this interpretation as representing the consensus among professional historians.--Annals of Iowa Essential reading.--Civil War Books and Authors For anyone interested in the Civil War and how it advanced the cause of human freedom in this nation and the world will find this an essential addition to their library.--Ethan S. Rafuse, America's Civil War

[A] crisply written and deeply researched study of emancipation's progress in the war's western theater.""--Missouri Historical Review A much-needed and bracing look at how Union officers approached emancipation in the West during the Civil War""--Journal of the Civil War Era Effective and well-written . . . accessible and valuable to broad and academic audiences alike.""--Journal of American History Essential reading.""--Civil War Books and Authors For anyone interested in the Civil War and how it advanced the cause of human freedom in this nation and the world will find this an essential addition to their library.""--Ethan S. Rafuse, America's Civil War Kristopher A. Teters's Practical Liberators is a valuable contribution to the growing historiography on military emancipation during the Civil War.""--H-Net Reviews Teter's sobering study of western officers' lack of enthusiasm for emancipation as a moral issue helps explain how quickly the nation retreated from Reconstruction and the defense of black rights, even though the Civil War became a war of practical liberation.""--Journal of African American History Teters's book is anchored by thorough research and cogent analysis. . . . Practical Liberators deserves to be put into dialog with other works examining the evolving racial progressivism of the Union Army. It is a welcome addition to the Civil War's ever-expanding literature.""--On Point Thoroughly researched and entirely convincing, Practical Liberators surely establishes this interpretation as representing the consensus among professional historians.""--Annals of Iowa Thought-provoking. . . . Practical Liberators would be a useful book to utilize in upper-division undergraduate courses or graduate seminars to spark lively discussions.""--Industrial Relations

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Kristopher A. Teters is a course faculty member at Western Governor's University.

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