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Cry Havoc!: The Crooked Road to Civil War, 1861

Door Nelson D. Lankford

Categorie	Algemeen Militaria
Boeknummer	#372958-ZD30
Titel	Cry Havoc!: The Crooked Road to Civil War, 1861
Auteur	Lankford, Nelson D.
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	New York, NY : Viking Adult
Jaar van uitgave	2007
ISBN10	0670038210
ISBN13	9780670038213
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original boards, dust jacket, illustrated with some photographs in b/w, 8vo.
Samenvatting	A compelling re-creation of the eight crucial weeks preceding the Civil War In early March 1861, civil war loomed. By late April, Americans had begun to kill their fellow citizens. Cry Havoc! recounts in riveting detail the events that divided the states and reveals how quirks of timing, character, and place all conspired to transform the nation into a battlefield. Nelson Lankford, author of Richmond Burning, chronicles the eight critical weeks that began with Lincoln's inauguration through the explosion at Fort Sumter and the president's fateful response to it. Before Fort Sumter, the balance could have tipped in favor of a peaceful resolution. This book addresses the many mighthave-beens, both familiar and lesser known. What if Lincoln had delayed the proclamation calling for troops? Cou... (Lees verder)ld wavering Unionists in the upper South have held the line? A must read for all who wish to understand the birth of the modern United States of America, Cry Havoc! probes the fateful series of events and analyzes each of the failed possibilities that hindsight affords.
Pagina's	307
Conditie	Goed — Black permanent marker line on bottom cut.
Prijs	€ 15,00

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