Recommend a good resource on Civil War history

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Anonymous wrote:After hiking some local battlegrounds I'd like to increase my minimal knowledge of the Civil War. So many resources. Is there one book or video series that's considered a good start?

Battlecry of Freedom.

It's a terrific book!

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Anonymous wrote:Ken burns. Love his documentaries on netflix

Burns is very biased in favor of the South. He falls to the romanticization of the Lost Cause. He's a film maker, not a historian.

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Anonymous wrote:I think McPherson's Battle Cry of Freedom is still considered the standard one-volume work. Very readable.

+1

Great Book.