The American Civil War Trivia Book: Interesting American Civil War Stories You Didn't Know

Trivia War Books, Book 3

By: Bill O'Neill, Dwayne Walker

Narrated by: Derek Newman

If you went to school in the United States, you probably learned about the Civil War - but this audiobook won’t be like what you learned in history class. Maybe your teacher took the controversial stand that the Civil War was all about states' rights...or maybe you learned all about the horrors slavery, but never quite figured out why things didn’t get better after the war ended.

If you didn’t go to school in the United States, things are even more confusing. When the media is full of references to the Confederate flag, the legacy of slavery, and poverty in the American South, you might have a vague sense that things are bad because of the Civil War...but why? Why does a war that happened over 150 years ago still cast a shadow over the United States?

This audiobook will tell you why. It will lead you, step-by-step, through the causes of the Civil War and the effects. But unlike your high school history teacher, it won’t put you to sleep with long-winded biographies and lists of dates. The names you’ll learn are the big players, the ones with big personalities who made big differences.

In just a few minutes a day, you can hear bite-sized stories from the Civil War - quick, easy explanations to guide you through the main points, with just enough scary, surprising, or just plain strange facts to keep you coming back for more.

Each chapter ends with a bonus helping of trivia and some quick questions to test your knowledge.

By the time you’re finished, you’ll know all the facts your history teacher never taught you - from who said slavery was a "positive good" (and why they thought that), to who dressed up in women’s clothing to escape from Union soldiers.

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Great synopsis of the war!

This is an engaging, interesting, and entertaining synopsis of the Civil War including the years after the war encompassing restoration and the various constitutional amendments that followed. The book/audiobook is full of interesting facts and statistics. In a little more than 3 hours of listening, it easily covers everything I ever learned in school about the period.

The narration is excellent, very smooth, relaxed, and even.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

boring simplistic and incorrect

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

More errors than a Pittsburgh Pirates game

Has The American Civil War Trivia Book: Interesting American Civil War Stories You Didn't Know turned you off from other books in this genre?

fortunately there aren't any

How did the narrator detract from the book?

by mouthing meticulous metaphors of merit

Do you think The American Civil War Trivia Book: Interesting American Civil War Stories You Didn't Know needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

yes American Civil War Retracted: We Get it Right Maybe the Second Time but you'll still pay

Any additional comments?

seriously more errors, proofreader was either deaf or dead

Another great trivia book

Well done. Interesting as always. Good narration. Fascinating facts and trivia. Quick fun listen.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review

Wow, really? I didn’t know that

I really liked the format of this book. Each chapter has some information explained in reasonable detail, then extra tidbits of information as a bullet list (less detail), then a question and answer segment. I found the book informative, interesting and the information that was explained in more detail was appropriate. I am not American by birth so I learned a lot. Despite this, I think most people would learn quite a bit from this book.

This is the first book I’ve read/listened to by this author and I would gladly listen to another.

This is the first book I’ve listened to by this narrator and I would listen to another. His reading was well paced and appropriate to the content.

There are no explicit sex scenes, excessive violence or swearing.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and voluntarily left this unbiased review

Facts and people that you didn't know about

I enjoy a lot of Civil War stuff, from movies to books. I've never done reenactments, but have considered it from time to time. I've got a pretty extensive knowledge on the subject, but these fellas hit me with some things I'd never heard of before.

I enjoy how they split the book up, 6 parts in total, replete with a quiz at the end just to see if you were paying attention! This would be a good book to help prepare for a civil war history class, going into an environment in which this could come up in a discussion, or just reading it for your own edification and interests. I really enjoyed how the book focused on some NOT so well known players, such as a 10 year old kid. Yes, big names are used, but it's those in the background that you haven't heard of (most likely) that really piques one's interest.

History buffs should really enjoy this text, so should anyone who teaches the subject, because it reveals alot of truths that are glossed over or never discussed. I just learned that this is part of a War series, and that the series is not just about the Civil War. I will be looking into those books as well in the future. Even though I did receive a promo code for this review it in no way influenced my considerations of the material, and in fact, inspired me to be more honest. In fact, getting a code generally makes me harsher as a reviewer as I am more often concerned what someone like ME will decide based on my review.

Get this book and get to learning the truth and hidden facts about the Civil War.