Every Drop of Blood: The Momentous Second Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln

by Edward Achorn

Book Overview

A brilliantly conceived and vividly drawn story--Washington, D.C. on the eve of Abraham Lincoln's historic second inaugural address as the lens through which to understand all the complexities of the Civil War

By March 4, 1865, the Civil War had slaughtered more than 700,000 Americans and left intractable wounds on the nation. After a morning of rain-drenched fury, tens of thousands crowded Washington's Capitol grounds that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802148743
• ISBN13: 9780802148742
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.2" x 9.1"