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1858 - Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant and the War They Failed to See

By: Sourcebooks

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Historical Reference (Sourcebooks)


Product Info

Title
1858 - Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant and the War They Failed to See
Publisher
Category
Author
Bruce Chadwick
Publish Year
2011
Pages
384
Dimensions
6x9x1"
NKG Part #
2148208670
Type
Softcover

Description

As 1858 dawned, the men who would become the iconic figures of the Civil War had no idea it was about to occur: Jefferson Davis was dying, Robert E. Lee was on the verge of resigning from the military, and William Tecumseh Sherman had been reduced to running a roadside food stand. By the end of 1858, the lives of these men would be forever changed, and the North and South were set on a collision course that would end with the deaths of 630,000 young men.

This is the story of seven men on the brink of a war that would transform them into American legends, and the events of the year that set our union on fire.