Project Gutenberg 2011-10-31 Public domain in the USA. 91 Reed, John C. (John Calvin) 1836 1910 05037134 The Brothers' War Produced by Jana Srna, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "The Brothers' War" by John C. Reed is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the causes and consequences of the American Civil War, specifically focusing on the sectional conflicts between the North and the South over the issue of slavery. Through detailed analysis and a critical approach to both sides of the war, Reed attempts to develop an understanding of how these contrasting perspectives contributed to the eventual conflict. The opening of the book presents a preface where the author expresses his intent to clarify the complexities surrounding the Civil War and encourages readers to shed biases. Reed discusses the economic, political, and social factors that fueled tensions between the two regions, emphasizing the inherent contradictions in attitudes toward slavery by both Northern and Southern leaders. His reflections suggest a desire for reconciliation and understanding between the warring factions, laying a foundation for the subsequent chapters to delve deeper into the intricate dynamics that led to the war. Reed aims to present a balanced view that invites thoughtful discussion on the contentious issues of race, governance, and national identity in America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37890/37890-h/images/cover.jpg en United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865 Slavery -- United States United States -- Race relations E456 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 1013477 1013459 2024-09-16T05:34:19.635836 2023-09-16T11:55:03.949271 text/html text/html 1011957 2021-01-08T06:40:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 402972 2021-01-08T06:40:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 416756 2024-09-16T05:34:33.712768 application/epub+zip 427666 2024-09-16T05:34:22.425822 application/epub+zip 418825 2024-09-16T05:34:21.020822 application/epub+zip 704297 2024-09-16T05:34:41.994885 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 606851 2024-09-16T05:34:31.699783 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 598405 2022-09-17T10:31:15.104426 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 899618 899418 2024-09-16T05:34:17.859828 2023-09-16T11:55:02.264272 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 899455 2021-01-08T06:40:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 342966 2021-01-08T06:40:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 899493 2021-01-08T06:40:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 342901 2021-01-08T06:40:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20402 2024-09-16T05:34:42.151698 application/rdf+xml 9983 2024-09-16T05:34:21.171799 image/jpeg 1664 2024-09-16T05:34:21.096808 image/jpeg 419733 2024-09-16T05:34:19.721820 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog