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1. The demon of unrest: a saga of hubris, heartbreak, and heroism at the dawn of the Civil War

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Author:
Larson, Erik, 1954-
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
Formats:
Book, Large Print, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
"On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the fluky victor in a tight race for president. The country was bitterly at odds; Southern extremists were moving ever closer to destroying the Union, with one state after another seceding and Lincoln powerless to stop them. Slavery fueled the conflict, but somehow the passions of North and South came to focus on a lonely federal fortress in Charleston Harbor: Fort Sumter. Master storyteller Erik Larson...