Gathering to save a nation : Lincoln and the Union's war governors
- Author/Creator:
- Engle, Stephen Douglas, author
- Publication/Creation:
- Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2016]
- Resource Type:
- Book
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- Full Title:
- Gathering to save a nation : Lincoln and the Union's war governors / Stephen D. Engle
- Series Titles:
- Civil War America
Civil War America (Series)
Subjects/Genre
- Subjects:
- Lincoln, Abraham,1809-1865--Relations with governors
Governors--United States--Powers and duties
Federal government--United States--History--18th century
U.S. states--Politics and government
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Recruiting, enlistment, etc
United States--Politics and government--1861-1865
Description/Summary
- Table of Contents:
- It is your business to rise up and preserve the Union -- If blood must flow -- I don't believe there is any North -- The grandest spectacle of the century -- Doing the very best we can -- This fearful awakening -- Crossing the Alps -- Does the governor say he will come for us? -- The duty of the governors to save the country's cause -- They are a body of wise and patriotic men -- Sinking in despair -- There can be no difference of purpose -- Is it well or ill with us? -- Just such affliction -- A tub thrown to the whale -- The rebellion still refuses to give us either peace or rest -- I claim not to have controlled events -- Revolutions never go backward -- The people are conscious of the power -- It is worth while to live in these days -- Epilogue: majestic parts of that magnificent whole.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- 725 pages ; 25 cm.
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9936590515402486
- ISBN:
- 9781469629339
146962933X - OCLC Number:
- 929985369
- Barcode:
- 010002815010
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