Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam

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Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam is a historical study by Civil War scholar James M. McPherson that examines the Battle of Antietam as a pivotal turning point in American history.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
history book ⓘ
argues Battle of Antietam discouraged European recognition of the Confederacy ⓘ
Battle of Antietam enabled Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation ⓘ
author James M. McPherson ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
describesAs turning point in American history ⓘ
emphasizes Antietam as crossroads of freedom and slavery ⓘ
contingency in historical outcomes ⓘ
eventDateCovered September 17, 1862 ⓘ
examines diplomatic consequences of the Battle of Antietam ⓘ
political consequences of the Battle of Antietam ⓘ
social consequences of the Battle of Antietam ⓘ
strategic significance of the Battle of Antietam ⓘ
field American historiography ⓘ
Civil War studies ⓘ
focusesOnEvent Battle of Antietam ⓘ
genre military history ⓘ
political history ⓘ
historianDescribed James M. McPherson ⓘ
intendedAudience general readers interested in the Civil War ⓘ
students of American history ⓘ
language English ⓘ
partOfSeries Oxford University Press Pivotal Moments in American History series ⓘ
perspective Union and Confederate military strategy ⓘ
civilian impact of the Battle of Antietam ⓘ
placesEventWithin broader context of American political development ⓘ
broader context of world history ⓘ
publisher Oxford University Press ⓘ
relatedWork Battle Cry of Freedom ⓘ
subject American Civil War ⓘ
Battle of Antietam ⓘ
United States history ⓘ
timePeriodCovered 1862 ⓘ
American Civil War era ⓘ

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