Description |
x, 355 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-338) and index. |
Contents |
The White House, New Year's Day, 1858 -- The death of Jefferson Davis -- The White House, early 1858: one year of Dred Scott -- Colonel Robert E. Lee leaves the military forever -- The White House, Feb. 1858: showdown with Stephen Douglas -- Honest Abe and the little giant: The Lincoln-Douglas debates -- The White House, July 1858 -- The White House, Autumn 1858: the Forney feud -- Oberlin, OH: the rescuers -- The White House, Oct. 1858 -- William Seward: the "irrepressible conflict: -- The White House, Election Day -- William Tecumseh Sherman: dead-ended -- The White House, Winter 1858: swashbuckling in the Americas -- Terrible swift sword: John Brown's Christmas raid into Missouri -- The White House, Dec 1858. |
Subject |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Causes.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1857-1861.
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Politicians -- United States -- Biography.
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Generals -- United States -- Biography.
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Politicians -- Southern States -- Biography.
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Generals -- Southern States -- Biography.
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Secession -- Southern States.
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Southern States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865.
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ISBN |
140220941X (hardcover) |
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9781402209413 (hardcover) |
Standard No. |
QBX a 07039254 |
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