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Eisenschiml, Otto (1880-1963) The American Iliad; the epic story of the Civil War as narrated by eyewitnesses and contemporaries

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.253 Author/Creator: Eisenschiml, Otto (1880-1963) Place Written: Indianapolis, Indiana Type: Book Date: 1947 Pagination: 720 p. : maps : ports ; 22 x 15.5 cm. Order a Copy

Edited by Eisenschiml and Ralph Newman. 1st edition, published by the Bobbs-Merrill Company.

Eisenschiml, Otto, 1880-1963
Newman, Ralph Geoffrey, 1911-

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