LINCOLN'S ROAD TO WAR: A Day-by-Day Account of the First 60 Days of Abraham Lincoln's Presidency

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Follows Lincoln's day-by-day path from peacemaker to war leader as the Union edged toward Civil War. Unpacks each day's events, both personal and political, from Lincoln's inauguration through the attack on Fort Sumter and toward the march to the Battle of Bull Run/Manassas. Primarily told through Lincoln's daily journal that captures his evolution from an inexperienced, newly installed president trying desperately to avoid a war, to a reluctant commander-in-chief resolved to defend Fort Sumter against rebel aggression, and finally to a war president determined to see the fighting through to the end and to restore the Union. Contains 15 black and white photos.