1858: Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant and the War They Failed to See
1858 explores the events and personalities of the year that would send the America's North and South on a collision course culminating in the slaughter of 630,000 of the nation's young men, a greater number than died in any other American conflict.
1858 explores the events and personalities of the year that would send the America's North and South on a collision course culminating in the slaughter of 630,000 of the nation's young men, a greater number than died in any other American conflict.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781402209413 (140220941X)
Publish date: April 1st 2008
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Pages no: 368
Edition language: English
Probably one of the most unusual books I have read during this period of time. Not only does it go into the professional lives, moments in history, but it also goes into the personal lives and why the men made choices that they had made. I learned alot about the men who led up to the Civil War. Just...
Despite inexcusably poor copy editing (a particular bete noire of mine since that's my profession - the national anthem of the French Revolution was La Marseillaise not Marseilles) and, at times, clunky writing, 1858 is a fascinating look at a pivotal period of American history - James Buchanan's di...
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