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  <title><![CDATA[The Coming Fury (American Civil War 1)]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;div&gt;Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award! A thrilling, page-turning piece of writing that describes the forces conspiring to tear apart the United States--with the disintegrating political processes and rising tempers finally erupting at Bull Run. &quot;...a major work by a major writer, a superb re-creation of the twelve crucial months that opened the Civil War.&quot;--The New York Times.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1961</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>The Coming Fury (American Civil War Trilogy, Vol. 1)</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Bruce Catton]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Aug 02 15:09:45 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this book on recomendation from a Civil War group here on GoodReads, after asking for a book about the time immediately before the war.<br/><br/>This book covers 1860 and 1861, from the Democratic Party convention in Charleston that tries (and fails) to nominate a candidate for the presiden...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61627826">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This one is about the complex legal issues that led to the Civil War and to the most momentous decision in U. S. history: how should President Lincoln respond to the secessions and the seizures of federal property in the South? It raises many interesting questions, not the least of which is, did he ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64327951">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Thu Oct 01 17:05:15 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting so far - great depiction of the role of conventions in the election of Lincoln]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Was my introduction to the Civil War.  Easy read.  ]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you want to know the why's of the Civil War, a must read.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Catton is no Foote.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Jun 10 00:00:00 -0700 1988</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I finally got the chance to finish this volume almost exactly 20 years after I had started it.  It is excellent, but military service and Viet Nam claimed most of my attention before I got far into it.<br/><br/>This trilogy holds the promise of being a perfect follow-up to Catton's Army of the Pot...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22003862">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Thd plight of the Democrats on the eve of the Civil War was strikingly similar to that of the Republicans today. They could probably have won if they could have agreed on Douglas as a candidate, and Douglas was fine on the &quot;issues,&quot; he just wasn't fine on the &quot;values.&quot; Not a good...]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Dec 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Whew, finally finished - admittedly, the amount of time it took me to read this was of my own doing and is not a reflection on the quality of the book.  <br/><br/>Now, if only middle and high schools used these books to teach history...]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Very well-written introduction to the Civil War. I would highly recommend that the reader completes the series since the books get even better. The third book in the series is exceptional.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This trilogy is among the best Civilo War histories written. Right up there with Shelby Foote.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[An excellent start to a Civil War trilogy.  Got this series a couple of years ago for Christmas and put it on the shelf because I thought it would be a snooze.  Wish I had started reading it sooner now.]]></body>
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