Lincoln's gamble : the tumultuous six months that gave America the Emancipation Proclamation and changed the course of the Civil War
Title:
Lincoln's gamble : the tumultuous six months that gave America the Emancipation Proclamation and changed the course of the Civil War
Author:
Brewster, Todd, author.
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Edition:
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Scribner, 2014.
Physical Description:
ix, 352 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary:
A brilliant, authoritative, and riveting account of the most critical six months in Abraham Lincoln's presidency, when he penned the Emancipation Proclamation and changed the course of the Civil War.
Language:
English
Contents:
Introduction: A man, imperfect -- A funeral: July 13, 1862 -- "In regard to your slaves..." -- Nerve center -- First reading -- Send them away -- God knows -- One day: September 17, 1862 -- Preliminaries -- Dissent -- A different war -- Weakened -- A birthing: January 1, 1863.
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ISBN:
9781451693867
Format :
Book
