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Woodworth, Steven E.

This great struggle : America’s Civil War / Steven E. Woodworth.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-7425-5184-8 (cloth : alk. paper)—ISBN 978-1-4422-1087-5 (electronic)

1. United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865. 2. United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Social aspects. 3. United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Political aspects. 4. United States—Politics and government—1861-1865. I. Title. E468.W88 2011 973.7—dc22

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