Name: Crossroads of Freedom
ISBN: 9780195173307

James M. McPherson

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian McPherson offers a masterful portrait of the bloodiest single day in American history, the Battle of Antietam, fought on September 17, 1862.

Antietam

Crossroads of Freedom

Jeni Enjaian

The number one complaint I have about this book is the narrator. I know I would have liked this book much more than I do. I assumed, based on the introduction, that more of the book would be devoted to Antietam. In fact, I actually looked forward to that. Instead, the author devoted barely a few pages to the actual battle. If one looks at the book as one defining the battle as the key turning point in the war, then the narrative makes sense. However, the author's proposed outline (given in the introduction) does not match this. 
Unfortunately, I can't recommend this book.

Crossroads of Freedom Antietam

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