Righteous Strife: How Warring Religious Nationalists Forged Lincoln's Union (Richard Carwardine -CH) heritage David Gerleman (Contributor)

David Gerleman (Contributor)

and the war’s effect on civilians in general and women in particular

Noble Cause takes readers across the rolling hills of Virginia in a page-turning tale of courage and love

massacring thousands of soldiers as the attack converged on a vital crossroads town called Bastogne

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Righteous Strife: How Warring Religious Nationalists Forged Lincoln's Union (Richard Carwardine -CH) heritage David Gerleman (Contributor)by Richard Carwardine The first major account of the American Civil War to give full weight to the central role played by religion, reframing the conflict through Abraham Lincolns contentious appeals to faith based nationalism How did slavery figure in Gods plan? Was it the providential role of government to abolish this sin and build a righteous nation? Or did such a mission amount to religious tyranny and pulpit politics, in an effort to strip the