β Bruce Catton
π Fiction
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1990
π Anchor Books
π English
β 251 KB
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Mr. Lincoln's Army
β Scribed by Bruce Catton
- Publisher
- Open Road Media
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 486 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1504024184
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β¦ Synopsis
A magnificent history of the opening years of the Civil War by Pulitzer Prizeβwinning author Bruce Catton
The first book in Bruce Catton's Pulitzer Prizeβwinning Army of the Potomac Trilogy, Mr. Lincoln's Army is a riveting history of the early years of the Civil War, when a fledgling Union Army took its stumbling first steps under the command of the controversial general George McClellan. Following the secession of the Southern states, a beleaguered President Abraham Lincoln entrusted the dashing, charismatic McClellan with the creation of the Union's Army of the Potomac and the responsibility of leading it to a swift and decisive victory against Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Although a brilliant tactician who was beloved by his troops and embraced by the hero-hungry North, McClellan's ego and ambition ultimately put him at loggerheads with his commander in chiefβa man McClellan considered unworthy of the presidency.<BR...
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