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10 bestCivil War Booksof May 2025

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1

Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words that Remade America (Simon & Schuster Lincoln Library)

Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words that Remade America (Simon & Schuster Lincoln Library)

Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words that Remade America (Simon & Schuster Lincoln Library)

Simon & Schuster

10.0

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2

The English Civil War: A People’s History

The English Civil War: A People’s History

The English Civil War: A People’s History

HarperCollins

10.0

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3

Race & Reunion – The Civil War in American Memory

Race & Reunion – The Civil War in American Memory

Race & Reunion – The Civil War in American Memory

HarperCollins

9.9

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4

The Civil War: The First Year Told by Those Who Lived It (LOA #212) (Library of America: The Civil War Collection)

The Civil War: The First Year Told by Those Who Lived It (LOA #212) (Library of America: The Civil War Collection)

The Civil War: The First Year Told by Those Who Lived It (LOA #212) (Library of America: The Civil War Collection)

Penguin Random House

9.8

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5

Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (Oxford History of the United States Book 6)

Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (Oxford History of the United States Book 6)

Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (Oxford History of the United States Book 6)

9.7

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6

The Civil War: A History (Signet Classics)

The Civil War: A History (Signet Classics)

The Civil War: A History (Signet Classics)

Signet

9.6

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7

Civil War

Civil War

Penguin

9.4

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8

Civil War (Oxford World's Classics)

Civil War (Oxford World's Classics)

Civil War (Oxford World's Classics)

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

9.3

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9

Lincoln On The Verge

Lincoln On The Verge

Lincoln On The Verge

Simon & Schuster

9.1

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Lincoln Second Speech

Lincoln Second Speech

Lincoln Second Speech

Simon & Schuster

8.9

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