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A Connecticut yankee in Lincoln's cabinet : Navy Secretary Gideon Welles chronicles the Civil War / edited by J. Ronald Spencer ; book design by David Wolfram.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878--Diaries.
- Welles, Gideon.
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Friends and associates.
- Lincoln, Abraham.
- Cabinet officers--United States--Diaries.
- Cabinet officers.
- United States--Politics and government--1861-1865.
- United States.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (199 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Hartford, Connecticut : The Acorn Club, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Civil War through the eyes of a key member of Lincoln's cabinet
- Contents:
- The Emancipation Proclamation and beyond
- Cabinet problems and cabinet crisis
- Welles on Lincoln
- Taking the measure of men
- Generals and admirals at war
- Navy Department challenges
- Home-state matters
- Sidelights and personal notes
- Reflections on the war
- Lincoln's assassination.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780819574985
- 0819574988
- OCLC:
- 884035533
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