Lincoln's Hundred Days: The Emancipation Proclamation and the War for the Union
- ISBN-10
- 0674067533
- ISBN-13
- 9780674067530
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 310
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-09-22
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Author
- Louis P. Masur
Description
Lincoln’s Hundred Days tells the story of the period between September 22, 1862, when Lincoln issued his preliminary Proclamation, and January 1, 1863, when he signed the significantly altered decree. As battlefield deaths mounted and debate raged, Lincoln hesitated, calculated, prayed, and reckoned with the anxieties and expectations of millions.
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