Lincoln's Gamble: The Tumultuous Six Months that Gave America the Emancipation Proclamation and Changed the Course of the Civil War
- ISBN-10
- 1451693893
- ISBN-13
- 9781451693898
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 368
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-08-11
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Todd Brewster
Description
An authoritative account of the six-month period during which the 16th President wrote the Emancipation Proclamation and changed the course of the Civil War discusses his battles with his generals and cabinet, his struggles with depression and his private doubts about his cause. 50,000 first printing.
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