Statesmanship of the Civil War Author:Allan Nevins Here is a new and substantially enlarged edition of Allan Nevins' brilliant evaluation of both Northern and Southern statesmanship during the Civil War. To the three essays contained in the original volume, Professor Nevins has added four more -- each throwing fresh light on America's leadership in a time of great crisis. WIth that combination... more » of scholarship and lucidity which characterizes all his writing, the author appraises the men who guided North and South in that epochal struggle. WHat kind of leaders were they? Why did they meed the problems facing them as the did? Wherein did the fail or succeed and why? WHich side had the superior leadership? These are the questions he examines. The highlight of this analysis is his evaluation of Abraham Lincoln. WIthout sentimentality or emotionalism he portrays a man who represented that rare phenomenon of genuine greatness which transcends nationality.« less