James M. McPherson

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October 11, 1936

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Valley City, North Dakota, The United States

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James M. McPherson (born October 11, 1936) is an American Civil War historian, and is the George Henry Davis '86 Professor Emeritus of United States History at Princeton University. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Battle Cry of Freedom, his most famous book. He was the president of the American Historical Association in 2003, and is a member of the editorial board of Encyclopædia Britannica.

Born in Valley City, North Dakota, he graduated from St. Peter High School, and he received his Bachelor of Arts at Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, Minnesota) in 1958 (from which he graduated magna cum laude), and his Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University in 1963. Currently he resides in Princeton, New Jersey, and is married with one ch...more

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avg rating: 4.10 | 1,781 ratings | 340 reviews | 61 distinct works | 13 fans

	Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era by James M. McPherson avg rating 4.40 — 762 ratings — published 1988 16 editions	my rating:
	Tried by War : Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief by James M. McPherson avg rating 3.96 — 170 ratings — published 2008 6 editions	my rating:
	For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War by James M. McPherson avg rating 3.87 — 106 ratings — published 1997 3 editions	my rating:
	Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam by James M. McPherson avg rating 3.85 — 99 ratings — published 2002 5 editions	my rating:
	Ordeal By Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction by James M. McPherson avg rating 3.97 — 68 ratings — published 1982 8 editions	my rating:
	Hallowed Ground: A Walk at Gettysburg by James M. McPherson avg rating 3.75 — 67 ratings — published 2003 2 editions	my rating:
	Abraham Lincoln: A Presidential Life by James M. McPherson avg rating 3.54 — 56 ratings — published 2008 4 editions	my rating:
	This Mighty Scourge: Perspectives on the Civil War by James M. McPherson avg rating 4.11 — 35 ratings — published 2007	my rating:
	Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution by James M. McPherson avg rating 3.86 — 37 ratings — published 1991 2 editions	my rating:
	What They Fought For 1861-1865 by James M. McPherson avg rating 3.53 — 36 ratings — published 1994 2 editions	my rating:

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