Ordeal of the Union

Ordeal of the Union, an eight-volume set (published 1947–1971) on the American Civil War by Allan Nevins, is one of the author's greatest works, ending only with his death. The individual books are: 1. * Fruits of Manifest Destiny, 1847–1852 2. * A House Dividing, 1852–1857 3. * Douglas, Buchanan, and Party Chaos, 1857–1859 4. * Prologue to Civil War, 1859–1861 5. * The Improvised War, 1861–1862 6. * War Becomes Revolution, 1862–1863 7. * The Organized War, 1863–1864 8. * The Organized War to Victory, 1864–1865

Ordeal of the Union

Ordeal of the Union, an eight-volume set (published 1947–1971) on the American Civil War by Allan Nevins, is one of the author's greatest works, ending only with his death. The individual books are: 1. * Fruits of Manifest Destiny, 1847–1852 2. * A House Dividing, 1852–1857 3. * Douglas, Buchanan, and Party Chaos, 1857–1859 4. * Prologue to Civil War, 1859–1861 5. * The Improvised War, 1861–1862 6. * War Becomes Revolution, 1862–1863 7. * The Organized War, 1863–1864 8. * The Organized War to Victory, 1864–1865