Book description
The American companion to A History of the World in 100 Objects, a fresh, visual perspective on the Civil War
From a soldier's diary with the pencil still attached to John Brown's pike, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the leaves from Abraham Lincoln's bier, here is a unique and surprisingly intimateā¦
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1 author picked The Civil War in 50 Objects as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
From a heartrending photograph of āSlave Shackles Intended for a Childā to Abraham Lincolnās signature on a congressional resolution for the 13th Amendment abolishing slaveryāand 48 other objects in between...
This book provides a fascinating, wide-ranging portrait of the Civil War that reminds readers how Lincoln managed to abolish slavery while also preserving the Union, something not many American politicians thought possible when he was first elected President.
From Jeff's list on the Civil War without all the battlefield stuff.
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