The Civil War was the single most transforming and defining experience in American history, and Abraham Lincoln remains the most important figure in the pantheon of our mythology. These graceful essays, written by one of America's leading historians, offer fresh and unusual perspectives on both.
The author's main contention is that the American Civil War was the real Revolutionary War, and that Lincoln was the catalyst of this revolution.
The author's main contention is that the American Civil War was the real Revolutionary War, and that Lincoln was the catalyst of this revolution.