Congress at war : : how Republican Reformers Fought the Civil War, Defied Lincoln, Ended Slavery, and Remade America
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"A Borzoi Book."
"The story of how Congress helped win the Civil War -- a new perspective that puts the House and Senate, rather than Lincoln, at the center of the conflict. This [...] new perspective on the Civil War overturns the popular conception that Abraham Lincoln single-handedly led the Union to victory and gives us a vivid account of the essential role Congress played in winning the war. Building a riveting narrative around four influential members of Congress--Thaddeus Stevens, Pitt Fessenden, Ben Wade, and the pro-slavery Clement Vallandigham--Fergus Bordewich shows us how a newly empowered Republican party shaped one of the most dynamic and consequential periods in American history. From reinventing the nation's financial system to pushing President Lincoln to emancipate the slaves to the planning for Reconstruction, Congress undertook drastic measures to defeat the Confederacy, in the process laying the foundation for a strong central government that came fully into being in the twentieth century. Brimming with drama and outsized characters, Congress at War is also one of the most original books about the Civil War to appear in years and will change the way we understand the conflict." -- Provided by the publisher.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2020.
Year Published: 2020
Description: 450 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780451494443
045149444X
SUBJECTS
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) -- History -- 19th century.
United States. -- Congress -- History -- 19th century.
Social change -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.