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Five Forks : Waterloo of the Confederacy /

The Battle of Five Forks was one of the the last battles of the American Civil War. A week later, Lee surrendered. Two weeks later, Lincoln was dead. In this meditation on that battle, Alexander juxtaposes the story of the battle, which he tells through narrative, letters, and journal entries, with...

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Autor principal: Alexander, Robert (Robert E.), 1949-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 2003.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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