Winner of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for History and a emNew York Timesem Bestseller, emBattle Cry of Freedomem is universally recognized as the definitive account of the Civil War. It was hailed in emThe New York Timesem as historical writing of the highest order. emThe Washington Postem called it the finest single volume on the war and its background. And emThe Los Angeles Timesem wrote that of the 50,000 books written on the Civil War, it is the finest compression of that national paroxysm ever fitted between two covers. br Now available in a splendid new edition is emThe Illustrated Battle Cry of Freedomem. Boasting some seven hundred pictures, including a hundred and fifty color images and twenty-four full-color maps, here is the ultimate gift book for everyone interested in American history. McPherson has selected all the illustrations, including rare contemporary photographs, period cartoons, etchings, woodcuts, and paintings, carefully choosing those that best illuminate the narra