Larson, Erik
The Demon of Unrest: Abraham Lincoln & America's Road to Civil War
- ISBN 13:
- 9780008681753
- author:
- Larson, Erik
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- William Collins
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2024
- Pages:
- 240
- Dimensions:
- 24 x 15.9 x 5.3 centimetres (0.4
- Genre:
- Biography, Historical, Biography,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
The Demon of Unrest: Abraham Lincoln and America's Road to Civil War In the pivotal five months between Abraham Lincoln's election and the start of the Civil War, the United States teetered on the brink of collapse. Slavery fueled the conflict, but the passions of North and South converged on a lonely federal fortress in Charleston Harbor: Fort Sumter. This gripping narrative explores the chaotic months leading up to the shelling of Sumter, marked by tragic errors, miscommunications, and personal tragedies. At the heart of this suspenseful account are the complex characters who shaped the fate of the nation. Major Robert Anderson, a former slave owner sympathetic to the South, clashed with Edmund Ruffin, a radical secessionist, while Mary Boykin Chesnut, wife of a prominent planter, grappled with her own conflicted loyalties. As the country hurtled towards war, Lincoln struggled to avert the conflict, battling with his duplicitous Secretary of State, William Seward. The trials of these five months were so great that Lincoln himself wrote that he could not have anticipated the devastating consequences. This riveting reexamination of a nation in tumult offers a gripping and thought-provoking exploration of one of America's most pivotal periods.
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