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Product description Articles, engravings, and maps from Harper's Magazine issues of the 1860s make up a profile of the Civil War, from the firing on Fort Sumter to Lincoln's assassination From School Library Journal YA-This facsimile edition of the original work published in 1869 provides a treasure trove of primary-source material for any researcher. The number of details mentioned lends immediacy for today's students. Military, political, and social issues are thoroughly discussed. Maps, black-and-white illustrations, and portraits add further interest and appear on nearly every page. Footnotes appear in smaller print on the same page as their reference. A wonderful, comprehensive, oversized resource.-Claudia Moore, W. T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA Copyright 1996 Cahners Business Information, Inc.