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1865 - America Makes War and Peace in Lincoln's Final Year (Hardcover)
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1865 - America Makes War and Peace in Lincoln's Final Year (Hardcover)
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From the final bloody battles of the Civil War and the ratification
of the Thirteenth Amendment to the role of freed slaves and Abraham
Lincoln's assassination, Americans faced a remarkable range of
critical issues in 1865. In this illumi nating collection,
prominent historians of nineteenth-century America offer insightful
overviews of the individuals, events, and issues that together made
1865 one of the most momentous years in American history. Following
an intro duction by renowned Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer, nine
new essays explore the end of the Civil War, Lincoln's death, and
the start of the tentative peace. Topics include the sending of the
Thir teenth Amendment to the states for ratification, General
Ulysses S. Grant's crucial last thrusts against Robert E. Lee and
Lincoln's management of the over all war effort, Lincoln's meeting
with Confederate emissaries who sought to reverse the Emancipation
Proclamation, Lincoln's second inaugural address, and Lincoln's
dramatic April 4 walk through Richmond. Turning to Lincoln's
assassination, essays examine Booth's organizational efforts
leading up to the events of that fateful day and the trial of the
assas sination conspirators. Other chapters cover the African
American experience in the final year of the war and the use of the
visual arts to preserve the life and legacy of the martyred
president. With appendixes that include a close look at Lincoln's
activities and writings from January 1 through April 14 and other
pertinent materials, this thoughtful col lection provides an
engaging evaluation of one of the most pivotal years in the
evolution of America.
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