The demon of unrest : Abraham Lincoln & America's road to civil war
Larson, Erik, 1954-2024
Book
Total copies: 1
On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the fluky victor in a tight race for president. The country was bitterly at odds; Southern extremists were moving ever closer to destroying the Union, with one state after another seceding and Lincoln powerless to stop them. Slavery fuelled the conflict, but somehow the passions of North and South came to focus on a lonely federal fortress in Charleston Harbor: Fort Sumter.
Main title:
Author:
Larson, Erik, 1954-, author
Imprint:
London : William Collins, 2024.
Collation:
xiv, 565 pages : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 25 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Crown.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780008681753 (hbk)
Dewey class:
973.711973.7
Language:
English
Subject:
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- CausesUnited States -- Politics and government -- 1857-1861Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.) -- Siege, 1861Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1860Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865HistoryUnited States of America, USAHistorical states, empires & regions19th century, c 1800 to c 1899Biography: historical, political & militaryTrue war & combat stories
BRN:
743529