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Two Roads to Sumter

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s/t: Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis & the March to the Civil War
Using the early lives and careers of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis as theme and framework, two of America's finest historians outline each step in the tragic march to the Civil War. By showing how these two major figures--both Kentucky-born--developed divergent attitudes, the Cattons simultaneously reveal why the North and South became increasingly isolated from each other during the 1850s, and why war became inevitable. Also captured: the epic sweep of the era, with its great new railroads, land-hungry westward expansion, and developing industrial and agricultural empires.

Language: English

Pages: 320

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Phoenix Press

Release: August 28, 2001

ISBN: 1842122908

ISBN 13: 9781842122907

Two Roads to Sumter

4/5 ( ratings)

s/t: Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis & the March to the Civil War
Using the early lives and careers of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis as theme and framework, two of America's finest historians outline each step in the tragic march to the Civil War. By showing how these two major figures--both Kentucky-born--developed divergent attitudes, the Cattons simultaneously reveal why the North and South became increasingly isolated from each other during the 1850s, and why war became inevitable. Also captured: the epic sweep of the era, with its great new railroads, land-hungry westward expansion, and developing industrial and agricultural empires.

Language: English

Pages: 320

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Phoenix Press

Release: August 28, 2001

ISBN: 1842122908

ISBN 13: 9781842122907

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