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The Civil War Experience: 1861-1865

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Overall, I found this to be a very good book. I am a Civil War fanatic, with over 1600 volumes in my collection, but I'm glad to have this addition to my library. The reading level is fine for teens and advanced pre-teens, as well as adults. This would make an excellent gift for anyone who likes the Civil War. The attachments and inserts are what makes this book so appealing to me. I would have rated it 5 stars, except there is a disappointing mistake with one of the attachments. One of the attachments is labeled as a map of the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia, but when I unfolded the large map, I found it to be a map of northern Georgia! I hope that all of the copies of this book do not have the same error, but I imagine they do, as there are no other fold-out map attachments in the book.

I can't recommend this book highly enough. It is a wonderful introduction to the Civil War -- and so much more.

Numerous removable inserts are included along the way: replicas of telegrams, letters, orders, maps, newspaper articles, Gettysburg Address, surrender document, etc. There is also a 70-minute audio CD, well-narrated and including actors reading some of the participants' own words. There is an excellent mix of familiar photos and many unfamiliar ones. This coffee-table size book comes in an attractive and sturdy slip case.

Congratulations to Mr. Wertz for providing such a terrific book. I own several dozen books on the Civil War, but if I could only own five, this would be one of them. This belongs in every library and school.

Rated and reviewed by Frank Meredith

This 'book' is an amazing tale of the civil war. It has pull out sections that makes you feel like you have original documents to look at from over 100 years ago. It has a huge wealth of information as well as an audio cd with info too. If you are a civil war fan this is a great book to add to your collection and a great price at amazon!!