03068nam 2200661 a 450 991081454960332120240513232445.01-283-03109-497866130310991-4422-1087-7(CKB)2550000000031207(EBL)669792(OCoLC)712149221(SSID)ssj0000778009(PQKBManifestationID)12352735(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000778009(PQKBWorkID)10757878(PQKB)10201683(SSID)ssj0000473817(PQKBManifestationID)12193606(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000473817(PQKBWorkID)10437152(PQKB)10875835(MiAaPQ)EBC669792(Au-PeEL)EBL669792(CaPaEBR)ebr10454789(CaONFJC)MIL303109(EXLCZ)99255000000003120720101203d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThis great struggle America's Civil War /Steven E. Woodworth1st ed.Lanham [Md.] Rowman & Littlefield Publishersc20111 online resource (425 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4422-1987-4 0-7425-5184-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.America's long road to Civil War -- And the war came -- All quiet along the Potomac -- The emergence of Grant -- McClellan's great campaign -- Confederate high tide -- Lincoln takes new measures -- "Peace does not appear so distant as it did" -- "The unfinished work" -- From the Rapidan to the James to the Potomac -- The Atlanta campaign -- Last chances for the Confederacy -- "Let us strive on to finish the work" -- Reconstruction.Referring to the war that was raging across parts of the American landscape, Abraham Lincoln told Congress in 1862, ""We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope on earth."" Lincoln recognized what was at stake in the American Civil War: not only freedom for 3.5 million slaves but also survival of self-government in the last place on earth where it could have the opportunity of developing freely. Noted historian Steven E. Woodworth tells the story of what many regard as the defining event in United States history. While emphasizing the importance of action in the region between thePSCC ebrary eBook Perpetual Titles.United StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865United StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Social aspectsUnited StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Political aspectsUnited StatesPolitics and government1861-1865973.7Woodworth Steven E475998MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814549603321This great struggle4084772UNINA