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Every drop of blood : hatred and healing at Lincoln's second inauguration

Achorn, Edward

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Summary: "By March 4, 1865, the Civil War had slaughtered more than 700,000 Americans and left intractable wounds on the nation. That day, after a morning of rain-drenched fury, tens of thousands crowded Washington's Capitol grounds to see Abraham Lincoln take theoath for a second term. As the sun emerged, Lincoln rose to give perhaps the greatest inaugural address in American history, stunning the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2020

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