The Cause of All Nations

Bruce Levine, author of The Fall of the House of Dixie: The Civil War and the Social Revolution that Transformed the South At last! In a single judicious, skillfully constructed, and very well written volume, Don Doyle has given us a concise but panoramic view of the United States Civil War's impact on world history. We have needed such a book for a long time. It deserves a wide audience among scholars, teachers, students, and general readers alike. James M. McPherson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era Offering new perspectives on the international dimensions of the American Civil War, Don Doyle portrays it as a world-changing conflict between liberalism and reaction. This eye-opening book leaves no doubt that Abraham Lincoln was right when he said that 'the whole family of man' had a stake in the war's outcome. Richard Carwardine, President of Corpus Christi College and author of Lincoln: A Life of Purpose and Power The Cause of All Nations makes a powerful and original contribution to our understanding of the American Civil War. Rich in color, drama and personalities, The Cause of All Nations is an admirable work of scholarship that, as its title indicates, will be of as much interest to European historians as to specialists in American history. It demonstrates that the American conflict was not a mere sideshow for Europeans: for contemporaries on this side of the Atlantic it had direct and profound implications for their countries' internal struggles and future development.