Nathaniel Wright Stephenson: 5 books

In spite of a lapse of sixty years, the historian who attempts to portray the era of Lincoln is still faced with almost impossible demands and still confronted with arbitrary points of view. It is out of the question, in a book so brief as this must necessarily be, to meet all these demands or to alter...

Authority for all important statements of facts in the following pages may be found in the notes; the condensed references are expanded in the bibliography. A few controversial matters are discussed in the notes.

It is very curious that much of the history of the United States in the Forties and Fifties of the last century has vanished from the general memory. When a skilled historian reopens the study of Webster's “Seventh of March speech” it is more than likely that nine out of ten Americans will have to...

The secession movement had three distinct stages. The first, beginning with the news that Lincoln was elected, closed with the news, sent broadcast over the South from Charleston, that Federal troops had taken possession of Fort Sumter on the night of the 28th of December. During this period the likelihood...

This work records the events during American Civil War. It covers that very critical time of American history when the states were fighting for secession. The bloodshed and the fighting for the pervading ideals is depicted in a heart-warming manner. An informative and captivating work.