An American Iliad
Subtitle: The Story of the Civil War
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Published: October 16, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9780072418156
Subjects: American history; American history: c 1800 to c 1900; United States - Civil War; History: American; History - U.S.; Textbooks; Military; USA; History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877); Civil War, 1861-1865; History; United States
First sentence: A scene of intense drama opened in the United States Senate on January 29, 1850; the venerable Whig Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky was on his feet; the chamber and galleries were hushed with anticipation.