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Mister Lincoln goes to war by William Marvel is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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An account of how America’s greatest crisis began, by “the Civil War’s master historical detective” (Stephen W. Sears, author of Chancellorsville).   This groundbreaking book investigates the mystery of how the Civil War began, reconsidering the big question: Was it inevitable?   The award-winning author of Andersonville and Lincoln’s Autocrat vividly recreates President Abraham Lincoln’s first year in office, from his inauguration through the rising crisis of secession and the first several months of the war. Drawing on original sources and examining previously overlooked factors, he leads the reader inexorably to the conclusion that Lincoln not only missed opportunities to avoid war but actually fanned the flames—and often acted unconstitutionally in prosecuting the war once it had begun. With a keen eye for the telling detail, on the battlefield as well as in the White House, this is revisionist history at its best, not sparing anyone, even Abraham Lincoln.   “A brilliant narrative that reveals the possibilities of the past that were squandered by historical figures who seem so unassailable and godlike to us today.” —Peter S. Carmichael, author of The Last Generation   “The most

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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
William Marvel
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers
Published
2006
Language
EN
ISBN
9780618583492
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
History, Biography, Memoir
Rating
3.14 / 5 (25 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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