Cry Havoc!
The Crooked Road to Civil War, 1861
$52.89
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
18 December 2007
Summary
A “compact, engrossing narrative”* that vividly reimagines the events that led to the outbreak of the Civil WarWhat separates historian Nelson D. Lankford’s engaging examination of the causes of the Civil War from other books on the subject is its willingness to consider the alternative possibilities to history. Cry Havoc! recounts in riveting detail the small quirks of timing, character, and place that influenced the huge trajectory of events during eight critical weeks from Lincoln’s inaugu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143112792 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143112791 |
| Author: | Nelson Lankford |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Penguin USA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 18 December 2007 |
| Weight: | 313g |
| Dimensions: | 211mm x 140mm x 18mm |
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Critics Review
Disturbs the time-honored march of history with a series of provocative what-ifs.
“Disturbs the time-honored march of history with a series of provocative what- ifs.”
-The New York Times Book Review*
“Captures the drama and complexity of this volatile period [and] reminds readers that … events could have taken a different path. Anyone interested in the background of our greatest national crisis will find Cry Havoc! hugely rewarding.”
-Gary W. Gallagher, author of The Confederate War
About The Author
Nelson Lankford
Nelson Lankford edits The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, the quarterly journal of the Virginia Historical Society. A resident of Richmond, he is the co-editor of Eye of the Storm and Images from the Storm and author of The Last American Aristocrat.
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