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First published from 1893 through 1906, in the immediate aftermath of the events it covers, it was criticized even then for the author's clear bias-Rhodes believed it was a mistake to have given black men the right to vote after the Civil War. Today, it remains a fascinating look at the times through a prism that is itself of historical interest. This eight-volume set is a replica of the 1920 new edition. Volume I covers: - the push for secession - the border slave states - the Crittenden compromise - Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy - Fort Sumpter - Lincoln's inaugural address - outbreak of the Civil War - the battle of Bull Run - Stonewall Jackson, McClellan, and Grant - blockade of the South - and much more. After earning a fortune in iron, coal, and steel, American author JAMES FORD RHODES (1848-1927) retired to write about history, for which he won the Loubat Prize from the Berlin Academy of Sciences (1901) and the gold medal from the National Institute of Arts and Letters (1910). He is also the author of the single-volume History of the Civil War, 1861-1865 (1918), available from Cosimo.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53223619428625,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53223619821841,"sku":"NIN9781605207520","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781605207520.jpg?v=1772997283"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-james-f-rhodes.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}