1861: The Civil War Awakening
of Adam Goodheart
Description
As the United States marks the 150th anniversary of our defining national drama, 1861 presents a gripping and original account of how the Civil War began.1861 is an epic of courage and heroism beyond the battlefields. Early in that fateful year, a second American revolution unfolded, inspiring a new generation to reject their parentsâ faith in compromise and appeasement, to do the unthinkable in the name of an ideal. It set Abraham Lincoln on the path to greatness and millions of slaves on the road to freedom.The book introduces us to a heretofore little-known cast of Civil War heroesâamong them an acrobatic militia colonel, an explorerâs wife, an idealistic band of German immigrants, a regiment of New York City firemen, a community of Virginia slaves, and a young college professor who would one day become president. Adam Goodheart takes us from the corridors of the White House to the slums of Manhattan, from the mouth of the Chesapeake to the deserts of Nevada, from Boston Common to Alcatraz Island, vividly evoking the Union at this moment of ultimate crisis and decision.
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Book Details
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 481 pages
- Publisher Knopf
- Publication Date April 5th 2011
- First Publication Not informed
- Language English
- ISBN 9781400040155
- Edition Not informed
- Category History & Politics
- Scenario ['United States of America']
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