Don't Know Much About the Civil War

Why did Abraham Lincoln sneak into Washington for his inauguration? Was the Gettysburg Address written on the back of an envelope? Where did the Underground Railroad run?Can you answer these questions? If not, you're not alone! New York Times-bestselling author Kenneth C. Davis comes to the rescue, deftly sorting out the players, the politics, the key events -- Emancipation and Reconstruction, Shiloh and Gettysburg, Generals Grant and Lee, Harriet Beecher Stowe -- and providing little-known facts that will enthrall even learned Civil War buffs. Vivid, informative, and hugely entertaining, Don't Know Much About® the Civil War is the only book you'll ever need on "the war that never ended."

First sentence: Early in April 1865 Charles Corrin, a correspondent for the Boston Jounal, witnessed an extraordinary occurrence.

Year

1996

Language

English

Publisher

Harper Paperbacks

Editions

5

Pages

544

ISBN

9780380719082

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