The Civil War in the West: Victory and Defeat from the Appalachians to the Mississippi

Description

Author: Hess, Earl J.  (1955-)

Publisher: University of North Carolina Press

Pub Date: 2012 (Book Club Edition)

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Book: Fair.  Binding tight.  No tears, bends or folds.  Previous owner’s blindstamp on upper corner ffep.  Very light edge and corner wear.   Book Club Edition.  Dust Jacket: Fair to Good.  NOT price clipped (no price indicated).  Some light edge wear to upper and lower front cover edges.  No tears, chips.

Notes:  When I see the term “in the West” I tend to think of “West of the Mississippi”, since (provincially) I’m located west of the Mississippi.  The author defines it otherwise–600 miles north to south (northern Alabama and Georgia into Pennsylvania), 450 miles from the Appalachians to the Mississippi.  “The Federals won the war in the West despite the enormous difficulties posed by geography and the fierce opposition of Confederate forces in the region–and not just because the Union side had more men, guns, and ships.  The Federals made more astute use of their available resources for war making than did their opponents, they developed an advantage in morale early on in the conflict, and they were able to take advantage of some geographic factors that facilitated deep penetration of the Confederate land mass in the West.” (From the Preface).