The long road to Antietam how the Civil War became a revolution
In the summer of 1862, after a year of protracted fighting, Abraham Lincoln decided on a radical change of strategy, one that abandoned hope for a compromise peace and committed the nation to all-out war. The centerpiece of that new strategy was the Emancipation Proclamation: an unprecedented use of...
| Main Author: | Slotkin, Richard, 1942- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Liveright Publishing Corporation,
c2012.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: |
In the summer of 1862, after a year of protracted fighting, Abraham Lincoln decided on a radical change of strategy, one that abandoned hope for a compromise peace and committed the nation to all-out war. The centerpiece of that new strategy was the Emancipation Proclamation: an unprecedented use of federal power that would revolutionize Southern society. |
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| Physical Description: |
xxxii, 478 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780871404114 (hbk.) 0871404117 (hbk.) |
| Author Notes: |
(Bowker Author Biography) |