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The Lincoln Funeral
Michael Leavy
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Description for The Lincoln Funeral
Hardcover. A Moment of Great National Sorrow Captured in Photographs and Drawings. Num Pages: 248 pages, 100 B/W. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 264 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
The Civil War stressed the nation economically, politically, morally, and spiritually, as nothing has before or since. It was an overwhelming cataclysm that would have wrecked a lesser nation. It ended with Robert E. Lee's surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox on April 9, 1865. Just as the weary citizens on both sides let their thoughts relax in contemplation of peacetime pursuits came one final blow. On April 15, a Marylander and outlandish white supremacist, assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. Horrified northerners had vengeful thoughts. But vengeance would have to wait. The martyred president, contrary ... Read more
The Civil War stressed the nation economically, politically, morally, and spiritually, as nothing has before or since. It was an overwhelming cataclysm that would have wrecked a lesser nation. It ended with Robert E. Lee's surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox on April 9, 1865. Just as the weary citizens on both sides let their thoughts relax in contemplation of peacetime pursuits came one final blow. On April 15, a Marylander and outlandish white supremacist, assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. Horrified northerners had vengeful thoughts. But vengeance would have to wait. The martyred president, contrary ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Westholme Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Yardley, United States
ISBN
9781594162275
SKU
V9781594162275
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Ref
99-15
About Michael Leavy
MICHAEL LEAVY is a professional artist specializing in mural painting. A leading expert in railroad history, he is author of nine books on the subject, including Railroads of the Civil War: An Illustrated History, also available from Westholme Publishing.
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