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The American Civil War: History in an Hour

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Duration
1H 21min
Language
English
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History

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.

The American Civil War started when eleven southern ‘slave’ states declared their independence from the United States of America. Abraham Lincoln’s Republican government were strongly against slavery and fought to abolish it and keep the country united.

The American Civil War: History in an Hour gives a concise and authoritative overview of these four years of bloody and devastating warfare to help you understand how the Civil War shaped America today and changed the history of slavery forever.

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour…

© 2012 William Collins (Audiobook): 9780007469512

Release date

Audiobook: 2 February 2012

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