This great struggle [[electronic resource] ] : America's Civil War / / Steven E. Woodworth

• Autore: Woodworth Steven E
• Pubblicazione: Lanham [Md.], : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (425 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.7
• Soggetto geografico: United States History Civil War, 1861-1865; United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects; United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Political aspects; United States Politics and government 1861-1865
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 the
• Titolo autorizzato: This great struggle
• ISBN: 1-283-03109-4; 9786613031099; 1-4422-1087-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781110903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: PSCC ebrary eBook Perpetual Titles.