McPherson recounts how the Union navy's blockade of the Confederate coast, leaky as a sieve in the war's early months, became increasingly effective as it choked off vital imports and...
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Author: McPherson, James M.Summary:McPherson reconstructs the gripping Battle of Antietam, which remains the single bloodiest day in the history of American combat. Through historical newspaper accounts and the personal letters of...
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Author: McPherson, James M.Summary:
McPherson follows Abraham Lincoln from his early frontier days to his turbulent years in the White House.
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Author: McPherson, James M.Summary:
James M. McPherson explores how Abraham Lincoln--struggling with feckless generals, fickle masses, and his own fearful demons--expanded the role of Commander in Chief amidst a war that defined him...
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Author: McPherson, James M.Summary:
Abraham Lincoln wondered whether "in a free government the minority have the right to break up the government." Jefferson Davis felt "forced to take up arms" to guarantee his states' rights....
Genre: History and geography