Appomattox victory, defeat, and freedom at the end of the Civil War /
"Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House evokes a highly gratifying image in the popular mind-it was, many believe, a moment that transcended politics, a moment of healing, a moment of patriotism untainted by ideology. But as Elizabeth Varon reveals in this vividly narrated hist...
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| Formato: | Electrónico Libro electrónico |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | https://elibro.net/ereader/ufasta/164977 |
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- Prologue
- Part One: Battlefront
- Ch 1 No Escape
- Ch 2 Councils of War
- Ch 3 The Surrender Conference
- Ch 4 Rank-and-File
- Part Two: Homefront
- Ch 5: Tidings of Peace
- Ch 6: Victory and Mourning
- Ch 7: Defeat and Liberation
- Part Three: Aftermath
- Ch 8: The Trials of Robert E. Lee
- Ch 9: The Education of U.S. Grant
- Epilogue: The Apple Tree
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.