Mcpherson, James Munro

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MCPHERSON, James Munro

MCPHERSON, James Munro. American, b. 1936. Genres: History, Race relations. Career: Princeton University, instructor, 1962-65, assistant professor, 1965-66, associate professor, 1966-72, professor, 1972-82, Edwards Professor of American History, 1982-91, George Henry Davis '86 Professor of American History, 1991-. Publications: The Struggle for Equality: Abolitionists and the Negro in the Civil War and Reconstruction, 1964; The Negro's Civil War, 1965; Marching toward Freedom: The Negro in the Civil War, 1860-1865, 1968; The Abolitionist Legacy, 1975; Ordeal by Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1982; Battle Cry of Freedom: The Era of the Civil War, 1988; Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution, 1991; Images of the Civil War, 1992; Gettysburg, 1993; What They Fought For, 1861-65, 1994; Atlas of the Civil War, 1994; Drama with the Sword: Reflections on the American Civil War, 1996; For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War, 1997; Lamson of the Gettysburg, 1997; Gettysburg/The Painting of Mort Kunstler, 1998; Writing the Civil War, 1998; To the Best of My Ability, 2000; Days of Destiny, 2001; Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam, 2002; Hallowed Ground, 2003. Address: 15 Randall Rd, Princeton, NJ 08540-3609, U.S.A.

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