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Lincoln and the First Shot
Lincoln and the First Shot
Author: Richard Nelson Current
Encapsulating the important political and military issues on the eve of the Civil War! Lincoln had hoped to realize his firm determination to preserve the Union through peaceful and nonprovocative measures. However, he was willing to accept war if he could avoid the blame for having started it. As events turned out, he was no more the aggressor ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780397470440
ISBN-10: 0397470444
Publication Date: 5/1964
Pages: 230
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Publisher: Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers
Book Type: Paperback
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For almost 160 years, people, not just historians, have argued who was the 'aggressor' at Fort Sumter and responsible for starting the Civil War. This 208-page book seeks to answer that question.

It also takes the reader from the initial 'secession' process to the beginning of the fighting. It uses historical documents to show who did what and why, and, more importantly, those who wanted things to occur as they wanted, despite what Lincoln of Davis wanted.


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