The dogs of war : 1861 /

In 1861, Americans thought that the war looming on their horizon would be brief. None foresaw that they were embarking on our nation's worst calamity, a four-year bloodbath that cost the lives of more than half a million people. But as eminent Civil War historian Emory Thomas points out in this...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thomas, Emory M., 1939-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2011.
Colección:Pivotal moments in American history.
Temas:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Political and social views.
Davis, Jefferson, > 1808-1889 > Political and social views.
Davis, Jefferson, > 1808-1889
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865
1800-1899
Public opinion > United States > History > 19th century.
Public opinion > Confederate States of America.
Sectionalism (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Opinion publique > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Opinion publique > États confédérés d'Amérique.
HISTORY.
Sectionalism (United States)
Political and social views
Public opinion
War > Causes
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Causes.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Public opinion.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Opinion publique.
United States
United States > Confederate States of America
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The martial moment, 1861
  • War dogs, 1861 and after
  • Abraham Lincoln and the coming of the war
  • Jefferson Davis and the coming of the war
  • Chum : first blood in Bull Run, 1861
  • Conclusion : resonance.

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