The demon of unrest : Abraham Lincoln & America's road to civil war
Larson, Erik, 1954-2024
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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:
973.7973.711
LC class:
E459
Language:
English
Subject:
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865United States -- History -- 1849-1877United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.) -- Siege, 1861Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1860HistoryUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- CausesUnited States -- Politics and government -- 1857-1861
BRN:
3807066
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