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That war is an economic waste is a commonplace; that the man is much more valuable than the dollar a truism, for the great evil of war is the killing of men.

—Chapter IV

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James Ford Rhodes

1848–1927, American historian, b. Ohio City (now part of Cleveland).… Having made a considerable fortune, he retired in 1885 to devote himself to writing history. He moved to Cambridge, Mass., in 1891. His major work, History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850 (7 vol., 1893–1906), which covered the years 1850–77, made him a national figure in historical literature. This work, upon which his fame rests, was highly praised by the critics, especially for its fair-mindedness, and has maintained its reputation fairly well. He was honored by numerous academic and literary institutions and societies.—continue at Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright © 2002 Columbia University Press.

WORK: History of the Civil War, 1861–1865
The Pulitzer Prize–winning chronicle for the general reader of four bloody years that stemmed from the practice of slavery.

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