Lincoln's Generals' Wives: Four Women Who Influenced the Civil War--For Better and for Worse

by Candice Shy Hooper

Book Overview

The story of the American Civil War is not complete without examining the extraordinary and influential lives of Jessie Fr mont, Nelly McClellan, Ellen Sherman, and Julia Grant, the wives of Abraham Lincoln's top generals. They were their husbands' closest confidantes and had a profound impact on the generals' ambitions and actions. Most important, the women's own attitudes toward and relation- ships with Lincoln had major historical significance.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606352784
• ISBN13: 9781606352786
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Kent State University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.5"