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the library of congress civil war desk reference
the civil war was the most dramatic violent and fateful experience in american history ... . little wonder that the civil war had a profound impact that has echoed down the generations and remains undiminished today . that impact helps explain why at least 50000 books and pamphlets ... on the civil war have been published since the 1860s . most of these are in the library of congress along with thousands of unpublished letters diaries and other documents that make this depository an unparalleled resource for studying the war . from these sources the editors of the library of congress civil war desk reference have compiled a volume that every library every student of the civil war indeed everyone with an interest in the american past will find indispensable . from the foreword by james m. mcpherson pulitzer prize winning author of battle cry of freedom