{"product_id":"the-new-york-times-complete-civil-war-18611865-book-cd-9781579128456","title":"The New York Times: Complete Civil War  1861-1865 (Book \u0026 CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Civil War as youve never experienced it before  through original  first-hand reportage of The New York Times  the countrys newspaper of record. Available for the first time in a unique book\/DVD package  The New York Times  established in 1851  was one of the few newspapers with correspondents on the front lines throughout the Civil War. The Complete Civil War collects every article written about the war from 1861 to 1865  plus select pieces before and after the war and is filled with the action  politics  and personal stories of this monumental event. From the first shot fired at Fort Sumter to the surrender at Appomattox  and from the Battle of Antietam to the Battle of Atlanta  as well as articles on slavery  states rights  the role of women  and profiles of noted heroes such as Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee  the era comes alive through these daily first-hand accounts.  More than 600 of the most crucial and interesting articles in the book? Typeset and designed for easy reading Commentary by Editors and Civil War scholars Harold Holzer and Craig Symonds More than 104 000 additional articles on the DVD-ROM? every article the Times published during the war. A detailed chronology highlights articles and events of interest that can be found on the disk.  Strikingly designed and illustrated with hundreds of maps  historical photographs  and engravings  this book is a treasure for Civil War and history buffs everywhere.  \"This is a fascinating and riveting look at the most important event in American history as seen through the eyes of an institution that was emerging as the most important newspaper in American history.  In these pages  the Civil War seems new and fresh  unfolding day after anxious day  as the fate of the republic hangs in the balance.\" -- Ken Burns  \"Serious historians and casual readers alike will find this extraordinary collection of 600 articles and editorials about the Civil War published in The New York Times before and during the war of great value and interest . . . enough to keep the most assiduous student busy for the next four years of the wars sesquicentennial observations.\" -- James McPherson  \"This fascinating work catapults readers back in time  allowing us to live through the Civil War as daily readers of The New York Times  worrying about the outcome of battles  wondering about our generals  debating what to do about slavery  hearing the words that Lincoln spoke  feeling passionate about our politics. Symonds and Holzer have found an ingenious new way to experience the most dramatic event in our nations history.\" -- Doris Kearns Goodwin  \"Harold Holzer and Craig Symonds have included not only every pertinent article from the pages of The Times  but enhanced and illuminated them with editorial commentary that adds context and perspective  making the articles more informative and useful here than they were in the original issues. Nowhere else can readers of today get such an understanding of how readers of 1861-1865 learned of and understood their war.\" -- William C Davis  The DVD runs on Windows 2000\/XP or Mac OS X 10.3 or later.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45118499258421,"sku":"ByrdShop_1579128459","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781579128456.jpg?v=1776112385","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-new-york-times-complete-civil-war-18611865-book-cd-9781579128456","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}