April 1865
The Month That Saved America
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · August 15, 2006
One month in 1865 witnessed the frenzied fall of Richmond, a daring last-ditch Southern plan for guerrilla warfare, Lee's harrowing retreat, and then, Appomattox.
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- Who it’s for
- The war’s ending and a national political crisis collide in a single pivotal month.
- Themes
- The Civil War’s end, Lincoln’s assassination, National reconciliation
- Genres
- Civil War Era, Civil Wars, 19th-Century America
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One month in 1865 witnessed the frenzied fall of Richmond, a daring last-ditch Southern plan for guerrilla warfare, Lee's harrowing retreat, and then, Appomattox. It saw Lincoln's assassination just five days later and a near-successful plot to decapitate the Union government, followed by chaos and coup fears in the North, collapsed negotiations and continued bloodshed in the South, and finally, the start of national reconciliation.
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In the end, April 1865 emerged as not just the tale of the war's denouement, but the story of the making of our nation. Jay Winik offers a brilliant new look at the Civil War's final days that will forever change the way we see the war's end and the nation's new beginning. Uniquely set within the larger sweep of history and filled with rich profiles of outsize figures, fresh iconoclastic scholarship, and a gripping narrative, this is a masterful account of the thirty most pivotal days in the life of the United States.
A Month Unraveled
The war’s ending and a national political crisis collide in a single pivotal month.
Come here for
- Battlefield endings tangled with political upheaval
- A pivotal month set in the nation’s wider history
Expect
- Profiles of outsized historical figures
- A gripping account of thirty pivotal days
Where it sits
| Civil War Era | 99% |
|---|---|
| 19th-Century America | 40% |
| Civil Wars | 39% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- History
- World War II History
- U.S. Military History
- Civil Wars
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- Guerrilla Warfare
- North American History
- U.S. History
- 19th-Century America
- Authors
- Jay Winik
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- August 15, 2006
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- The Civil War’s end · Lincoln’s assassination · National reconciliation
- Reading lane
- History