The month that saved america by jay winik, paperback. April 1865 one month in 1865 witnessed the frenzied fall of richmond, a daring lastditch southern plan for guerrilla warfare, lees harrowing retreat, and then, appomattox. If youre looking for a free download links of american civil war for kids pdf, epub, docx and torrent then this site is not for you. If youre looking for a free download links of the america we deserve pdf, epub, docx and torrent then this site is not for you. Eleven southern slave states declared their secession from the u. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Readers will come away with a new appreciation for that momentous month and a sharpened understanding of why and how the civil war was fought. It is a month as dramatic and as devastating as any ever faced in american history and it proved to be perhaps the most moving and decisive month not simply of the civil war, but indeed, quite likely, in. April 1865 was a month that could have unraveled the nation. April, 1865 saw the burning of richmond, lees surrender, lincoln assassinated, northern chaos, a south economically and socially devastated, failed negotiations, continued bloodshed, and a daring, lastditch southern strategy for guerrilla warfare. The american civil war 18611865, also known as the war between the states and several other names, was a civil war in the united states of america. At one point, lincoln said to them very poignantly, youre free, youre free as air. April 1865 is full of memorable images and youarethere writing.
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The month that saved america by jay winik online at alibris. Jay winik born february 8, 1957 is a new york times bestselling author and american historian who is best known for his book april 1865. One month in 1865 witnessed the frenzied fall of richmond, a daring lastditch southern plan for. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 512 pages and is available in paperback format. Churchill tells the tale of the angloegyptian reconquest of the sudan.