The Rivers Ran Backward by Christopher Phillips
A magnum opus on the history of the middle border states in the Civil War.
[A] sprawling account...Phillips' account of the middle border's Civil War is a welcome addition to a historiography of the Civil War that remains in many ways divided into North and South. * Nicole Myers Turner, The Michigan Historical Review *
Despite the complex topic, The Rivers Ran Backward is a readable, well-written and exhaustively researched work (with a 47-page bibliography to prove it) and is certainly one of the most important Civil War books in recent memory. * Mark Christ, Kansas History *
Phillips's thoroughly researched and well-argued account presents an original and persuasive interpretation that deserves wide attention. The Rivers Ran Backward should become a standard work on the trans-Appalachian West. * Jonathan M. Atkins, American Historical Review *
essential reading for anyone interested in the American Civil War and its unforeseen consequences. * Robert Cook, Reviews in History *
Phillips' expert command of Kentucky and Missouri history enables him to analyze incisively the war's impact in the Lower North ... [The subfield's] most important and wide-reaching title to date. * Civil War Book Review *
Despite the complex topic, The Rivers Ran Backward is a readable, well-written and exhaustively researched work (with a 47-page bibliography to prove it) and is certainly one of the most important Civil War books in recent memory. * Mark Christ, Kansas History *
Phillips's thoroughly researched and well-argued account presents an original and persuasive interpretation that deserves wide attention. The Rivers Ran Backward should become a standard work on the trans-Appalachian West. * Jonathan M. Atkins, American Historical Review *
essential reading for anyone interested in the American Civil War and its unforeseen consequences. * Robert Cook, Reviews in History *
Phillips' expert command of Kentucky and Missouri history enables him to analyze incisively the war's impact in the Lower North ... [The subfield's] most important and wide-reaching title to date. * Civil War Book Review *
Christopher Phillips is Professor of History and Department Head at the University of Cincinnati. He is the author of seven books, including Damned Yankee: The Life of General Nathaniel Lyon; Freedom's Port: The African American Community of Baltimore, 1790-1860; Missouri's Confederate: Claiborne Fox Jackson and the Creation of Southern Identity in the Border West; and The Civil War in the Border South.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780195187236 |
| ISBN 10 | 0195187237 |
| Title | The Rivers Ran Backward |
| Author | Christopher Phillips |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2016-06-16 |
| Number of pages | 528 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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