Freedom rising
Subtitle: Washington in the Civil War
By: Ernest B. Furgurson.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf; Distributed by Random House
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 463
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Washington (D.C.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Washington (D.C.) -- Biography; Washington (D.C.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Freedom Rising is an intensely human account of how the Civil War transformed the nation's capital from the debating forum for a loose union of states into the seat of a forceful central government."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [399]-439) and index.