dr. james mcpherson. he has been a longtime friend of the institute as many of you know, he is the henry davis professor emeritus. he earned his phd at drum -- johns hopkins university. he is a two-time winner of the lincoln prize which he earned for why they fought in the civil war and for his 2008 efforts "cried by war." 's most recent book -- whose most recent book is in the back. this evening we will be focusing on "cried of freedom -- battle cry of freedom. " it sold more than 600,000 copies. about 700,000. you must have a time of twitter followers. dr. mcpherson: if i do, i am not aware of it. peter carmichael: i will not facebook? -- how about facebook? we can set you up after this. "battle cry" was also on the new york times bestseller list. i believe it is the single best volume on the civil war. before we delve into this i thought we could talk about his most recent book. because of the tragedy which accrued interest and i thought it would be a perfect opportunity for the doctor to offer informa

dr. james mcpherson. he is hoping out a number of occasions.s most of you know, he is the henry davis professor emeritus where he h

dr. james mcpherson. he is spoken here on a number of occasions. as most of you know, he is the henry davis professor emeritus where he has taught history for more than four decades. he earned his phd at johns hopkins. he is known for his 2008 efforts tried by war, abraham lincoln as commander-in-chief. his most recent book which we have in the back is "the war that forged a nation: why the civil war still matters." today, we will be focusing on the battle cry of freedom. it was published in 1988. 900 pages long, 1500 footnotes but that did not scare away popular audiences. it sold more than 600,000 copies. close to 700,000? james: about. peter: you must have a ton of twitter followers. james: if i do i'm not aware of it. [laughter] peter: battle cry of freedom was also in the new york times bestseller list for 16 weeks and hardback and 12 weeks and paper. i believe that outcry freedom stands as ecb will best volume on the civil war. before we delve into the book, i thought that this would be an opportunity for us to address your most recent book.