Volume II: Secessionists Triumphant, 1854-1861
by
William W. Freehling
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Here is history in the grand manner, a powerful narrative peopled with dozens of memorable portraits, telling this important story with skill and relish. Freehling highlights all the key moments on the road to war, including the violence in Bleeding Kansas, Preston Brooks's beating of Charles Sumner...