This great struggle : America's Civil War / Steven E. Woodworth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Woodworth, Steven E., author.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Series:

PSCC ebrary eBook Perpetual Titles.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

United States.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Political aspects.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects.

United States--Politics and government--1861-1865.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (425 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2012.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-88-8183-125-7

979-88-8185-327-3

1-283-03109-4

9786613031099

1-4422-1087-7

OCLC:

712149221