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...

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Main Author: Slotkin, Richard, 1942-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2012]
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.
Physical Description:xxxii, 478 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780871404114 (hbk.)
0871404117 (hbk.)