Allen C. Guelzo, Author . Simon & Schuster $26 (352p) ISBN 978-0-7432-2182-5
This impressive work is a splendid history of the genesis, issuance and aftermath of Lincoln's epoch-making Emancipation Proclamation. Not surprisingly, it focuses on the president, whom Guelzo (whose Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President
won the
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Allen C. Guelzo, Author . Simon & Schuster $26 (383p) ISBN 978-0-7432-7320-6
Guelzo (Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in America
) gives us an astute, gracefully written account of the celebrated Lincoln–Douglas debates of 1858. These seven debates between two powerful attorneys and statesmen,...
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Allen C. Guelzo. Oxford Univ., $19.95 trade paper (592p) ISBN 978-019-984-328-2
One of the most complex and defining periods of American history is exhaustively chronicled in this readable volume. Guelzo (Lincoln: A Very Short Introduction), a Gettysburg College Civil War historian and professor, begins by discussing the...
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Allen C. Guelzo. Knopf, $35 (688p) ISBN 978-0-307-59408-2
Esteemed Civil War scholar Guelzo (Lincoln and Douglas) delivers a dense, impressively detailed account of the Civil War's turning point and bloodiest battle. Beginning shortly before the days of the actual engagement, his tome explores all aspects...
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Allen C. Guelzo. Harvard Univ, $22.95 (206p) ISBN 978-0-674-28611-5
Guelzo (Gettysburg: The Last Invasion), a professor of the Civil War era at Gettysburg College, argues that understanding why Lincoln still merits the title of Great Emancipator is essential to healthy race relations in the U.S., explaining his...
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Allen C. Guelzo. Oxford Univ., $18.95 (176p) ISBN 978-0-19-086569-6
According to Civil War historian Guelzo’s concise and lucidly written study, the 12-year period popularly known as Reconstruction is the “ugly duckling of American history,” representing to many a tragically missed opportunity to establish racial...
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