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A solid introduction to the Civil War. Kirkus Reviews A trenchant survey history. Booklist The book works best as a primer for college students and general readers wanting an introduction. Library Journal A solid introduction to the Civil War. --Kirkus Reviews A trenchant survey history. --Booklist The book works best as a primer for college students and general readers wanting an introduction. --Library Journal A solid introduction to the Civil War. -- Kirkus Reviews & nbsp; A trenchant survey history. -- Booklist & nbsp; The book works best as a primer for college students and general readers wanting an introduction. -- Library Journal A solid introduction to the Civil War. -- Kirkus Reviews A trenchant survey history. -- Booklist The book works best as a primer for college students and general readers wanting an introduction. -- Library Journal Christopher Olsen's book integrates valuable historical documents with incisive narrative and commentary. The American Civil War: A Hands-On History should prove to be invaluable for a variety of audiences, including high school and college students, who need resources that authoritatively blend primary and secondary source material. Olsen's book is an ideal introduction to a very complicated subject in U.S. history. --Wilson Warren, Department of History, Western Michigan University. Olsen has deftly integrated the work of Civil War historians into an engaging account of the Civil War era. He provides an accessible interpretation of the American Civil War that prioritizes its cultural, social, and political aspects, while demonstrating how all affected and were affected by events on the battlefield. The documents at the end of each chapter further allow readers the opportunity to interpret political, social, and military events for themselves and to get a contemporary view of the upheaval of war. --Lisa Tendrich Frank, Florida Atlantic UniversityPraise for Political Culture and Secession in Mississippi : Well researched and carefully crafted. -- Georgia Historical Quarterly An excellent book. -- The North Carolina Historical Review Praise for Political Culture and Secession in Mississippi: Well researched and carefully crafted. -- Georgia Historical Quarterly An excellent book. -- The North Carolina Historical Review

A solid introduction to the Civil War. --Kirkus Reviews A trenchant survey history. --Booklist The book works best as a primer for college students and general readers wanting an introduction. --Library Journal

A solid introduction to the Civil War. -- Kirkus Reviews & nbsp; A trenchant survey history. -- Booklist <br> & nbsp; <br> The book works best as a primer for college students and general readers wanting an introduction. -- Library Journal

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Christopher J. Olsen is an assistant professor of history at Indiana State University and the author of Political Culture and Secession in Mississippi: Masculinity, Honor, and the Antiparty Tradition, 1830-1860.

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