What is Ordeal of the Union about?
Ordeal of the Union is an eight-volume series of history books, published between 1947 and 1971, covering mid-19th century American history with particular focus on the Civil War and its background.
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Who wrote Ordeal of the Union?
Historian Allan Nevins wrote Ordeal of the Union, publishing its eight volumes between 1947 and 1971.
How many volumes does Ordeal of the Union have?
Ordeal of the Union consists of eight published volumes. Two further volumes on the Reconstruction era were planned but never written.
Why did Allan Nevins never finish Ordeal of the Union?
Allan Nevins died in 1971, the same year the seventh and eighth volumes were published, before he could write the two additional volumes he had planned on Reconstruction.
What are the titles of the Ordeal of the Union volumes?
The first two volumes share the title Ordeal of the Union, the third and fourth are collectively titled The Emergence of Lincoln, and the fifth through eighth are titled The War for the Union. The full eight-volume series is generally known as Ordeal of the Union.
Did Ordeal of the Union win any awards?
Allan Nevins won the U.S. National Book Award in History for the last two volumes of Ordeal of the Union, The Organized War and The Organized War to Victory, both published in 1971.