A review by levinels
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era by James M. McPherson

challenging informative medium-paced

5.0

It’s not that the moment-to-moment writing itself was anything too special, but the way the author weaves together so many sources into a coherent narrative is impressive. If you’re a history nerd, I doubt you’ll be able to put it down. I most enjoyed the first third or so dealing with the buildup, politics, and causes of the war - the actual movements of the militaries during the war was less interesting to me. Also holy cow was Abraham Lincoln a uniquely incredible president.