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Award winners bestsellers new releases coming soon audiobooks reading guides. April, 1865 saw the burning of richmond, lees surrender, lincoln. Though the primary focus of this book is the last month of the civil war, it opens in the 18th. This is a book that should not be missed by anyone who enjoys reading about history. Historians, in their efforts to offer fresh and they are so determined to win a case that they downplay.

The month that saved america winik, jay isbn 0060187239 255 copies separate april 1865. The month that saved america is about the end of the civil war. Frank and virginia williams collection of lincolniana mississippi state university. April 1865 is full of memorable images and youarethere writing. Mcphersons battle cry of freedom, one of the better abraham lincoln biographies. 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. One month in 1865 witnessed the frenzied fall of richmond, a daring lastditch. The month that saved america audible audio edition. This book just may change the way you see the wars end and americas new beginning. This new york times bestseller from noted historian and acclaimed author jay winik forever changes common perceptions of the final month of the american civil war.

The new york times bestselling chronicle of the civil wars final days that will forever change the way we see the wars end and the nations new beginning. Historians, in their efforts to offer fresh and they are so determined to win a case that they downplay conflicting testimony or oversimplify source material to prove an argument, usually at the expense of complexities. The month that saved america by jay winik, paperback. Here jay winik offers a brilliant new look at the civil wars final days that will forever change the way we see the wars end and the nations new beginning.

Civil war, a chaotic period that could have permanently changed the. There are a few books that belong on the shelf of every civil war buff. The month that saved america by jay winik goodreads. While it is natural to infer from this that the surrender was a foregone conclusion after richmonds fall, in april 1865 author jay winik teaches that that was by no means the case, and that there were several points both in that week and in that most fateful month. Winik offers a new perspective on the occurrences that led to the end of the civil. April 1865 the month that saved america powells books. As april begins, the battered confederate capital of richmond falls to the union army. Jay winik a new look at the civil wars final days the 30 most pivotal days in united states history. April 1865 is a magnificent work, surely the best book on the civil war to be published in some time. Winik, jay isbn 0060899689 530 copies separate april 1865. While it is natural to infer from this that the surrender was a foregone conclusion after richmonds fall, in april 1865 author jay winik teaches that that was by no means the case, and that there were several points both in that week and in that most fateful month that events could have gone off the rails to the great detriment of the future. April 1865 the month that saved americamp4 youtube. Here jay winik offers a brilliant new look at the civil wars final days that will forever change the way we see the wars end and.

Jay winik in april 1865, after nearly five years of bitter civil war, robert e. It was a month that could have unravelled the american nation. The month that saved america historical novel society. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 2001, and was written by jay winik. April 1865 was a month that could have unraveled the nation. Libraries april 1865 was a month that could have unraveled the nation.

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