Lincoln and the Decision for War

Russell A. McClintock

earliest edition we have, 2008 The University of North Carolina Press, 2008

When Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860 prompted several Southern states to secede, the North was sharply divided over how to respond. In this groundbreaking book, the first major study in over 50 years of how the North handled the secession crisis, McClintock follows the decision-making process from bitter partisan rancor to consensus. From small towns to big cities and from state capitals to Washington, D.C., McCli...

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Lincoln and the Decision for War hardcover · 2008 · The University of North Carolina Press · 400 pages · 9780807831885
Lincoln and the Decision for War edition · 2008 · University of North Carolina Press · 400 pages · 9780807886335
Lincoln and the Decision for War edition · 2008 · University of North Carolina Press · 400 pages · 9780807886342
Lincoln and the Decision for War edition · 2008 · The University of North Carolina Press · 9780807886328

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