A Fierce Glory: Antietam--The Desperate Battle That Saved Lincoln and Doomed Slavery

by Justin Martin

Book Overview

On September 17, 1862, the "United States" was on the brink, facing a permanent split into two separate nations. America's very future hung on the outcome of a single battle--and the result reverberates to this day. Given the deep divisions that still rive the nation, given what unites the country, too, Antietam is more relevant now than ever.

The epic battle, fought near Sharpsburg, Maryland, was a Civil War turning point. The South...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306825252
• ISBN13: 9780306825255
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.1"