1865 America Makes War and Peace in Lincoln's Final Year |
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Editor:
| Holzer, Harold Gabbard, Sara Vaughn |
Contribution by:
| Ballard, Michael B. Fox, Richard Wightman Marszalek, John F. Medford, Edna Greene Steers, Edward Striner, Richard Vorenberg, Michael White, Ronald C. Williams, Frank J. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8093-3401-8 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2015 |
Publisher: | Southern Illinois University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $32.95 |
Book Description:
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From the final 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 illuminating collection, historians offer insightful overviews of the individuals, events, and issues that together made 1865 one of the most momentous years in American history.
From the final 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 illuminating collection, historians offer insightful overviews of the individuals, events, and issues that together made 1865 one of the most momentous years in American history.