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American Oracle

The Civil War in the Civil Rights Era

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$23.00 • £20.95 • €20.95

ISBN 9780674725973

Publication Date: 10/07/2013

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328 pages

5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches

4 halftones

Belknap Press

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  • Prologue. “Five Score Years Ago”
  • Civil War and Civil Rights
  • 1. “Gods and Devils Aplenty”: Robert Penn Warren
  • 2. A Formula for Enjoying the War: Bruce Catton
  • 3. “Lincoln and Lee and All That”: Edmund Wilson
  • 4. “This Country Is My Subject”: James Baldwin
  • Epilogue. “The Wisdom of Tragedy”: Ralph Ellison Had a Dream
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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