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Appomattox : victory, defeat, and freedom at the end of the Civil War /

"Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House evokes a highly gratifying image in the popular mind-it was, many believe, a moment that transcended politics, a moment of healing, a moment of patriotism untainted by ideology. But as Elizabeth Varon reveals in this vividly narrated hist...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Varon, Elizabeth R., 1963- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • No Escape
  • Councils of War
  • The Surrender Conference
  • The armies
  • Tidings of Peace
  • Victory and Martyrdom
  • Defeat and Liberation
  • The Trials of Robert E. Lee
  • The Promise Betrayed
  • Epilogue: The Apple Tree.