Fascinating trivia and facts abound in this rich collection about America's most brutal and intriguing war. Questions are presented in categories that make it easy to test your knowledge. Also included are interesting sidebar articles, lists of little-known facts, anecdotes, and over 50 unusual black-and-white photographs. With a thorough index, 2,000 Questions and Answers About the Civil War provides a valuable resource for students, researchers, and Civil War buffs.
Webb Garrison, formerly associate dean of Emory University and president of McKendree College, wrote more than 55 books. Before his death in 2000, Garrison lived in Lake Junaluska, North Carolina.
I tried to get into it, but couldn't. I like some historical nonfiction, but this was mostly just question and answer and not even explaination... just an answer.
This was fun to read. I enjoy history more now that I am older than I did as a child. I really like the off the wall stories and facts that you find. I loved the interesting facts in this book and liked that you didn't have to know a ton about the civil war to enjoy it.