1861 : the Civil War awakening

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Label

1861 : the Civil War awakening

Title remainder

the Civil War awakening

Statement of responsibility

Adam Goodheart

Title variation

Civil War awakening

Creator

• trueGoodheart, Adam
• Goodheart, Adam

Subject

• true1860s -- 1860 -- 1869
• trueIntellectual life -- United States -- 19th century
• trueMilitary history -- 19th century
• trueSlavery -- United States -- History -- 19th century
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Causes
• trueUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Causes
• United States -- Intellectual life -- 19th century
• trueUnited States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865
• United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865
• trueUnited States Civil War, 1861-1865
• trueWar -- History -- 19th century
• trueCivil war
• trueHistory writing -- Wars and conflicts -- American Civil War

Genre

• trueHistory writing

Language

eng

Summary

• Early in 1861 a second American revolution unfolded, inspiring a new generation to reject their parents' faith in compromise and appeasement, to do the unthinkable in the name of an ideal. It set Abraham Lincoln on the path to greatness and millions of slaves on the road to freedom. Goodheart takes us from the corridors of the White House to the slums of Manhattan, from the mouth of the Chesapeake to the deserts of Nevada, from Boston Common to Alcatraz Island, vividly evoking the Union at this moment of ultimate crisis and decision.--From publisher description
• Historian Goodheart makes sophisticated use of a broad spectrum of sources for an evocative reinterpretation of the Civil War's beginnings. He reframes the war as "not just a Southern rebellion but a nationwide revolution" to free the country of slavery and end paralyzing attempts to compromise over it. Goodheart shifts focus away from the power centers of Washington and Charleston to look at the actions and reactions of citizens from Boston to New York City, from Hampton Roads, Va., to St. Louis, Mo., and San Francisco, emphasizing the cultural, rather than military, clash between those wanting the country to move forward and those clinging to the old ways

Writing style

• trueEngaging
• trueRichly detailed

Award

New York Times Notable Book 2011

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

973.7/11

Illustrations

• portraits
• facsimiles
• photographs

Index

index present

LC call number

E459

LC item number

.G66 2011

Literary form

non fiction

Target audience

adult