Livro A Worse Place Than Hell: How The Civil War Battle Of Fredericksburg Changed A Nation de John Matteson pela W. W. Norton & Company (2022)

Descrição: Pulitzer Prize¿winning author John Matteson illuminates three harrowing months of the Civil War and their enduring legacy for America.December 1862 drove the United States toward a breaking point. The Battle of Fredericksburg shattered Union forces and Northern confidence. As Abraham Lincoln¿s government threatened to fracture, this critical moment also tested five extraordinary individuals whose lives reflect the soul of a nation. The changes they underwent led to profound repercussions in the country¿s law, literature, politics, and popular mythology. Taken together, their stories offer a striking restatement of what it means to be American.Guided by patriotism, driven by desire, all five moved toward singular destinies. A young Harvard intellectual steeped in courageous ideals, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. confronted grave challenges to his concept of duty. The one-eyed army chaplain Arthur Fuller pitted his frail body against the evils of slavery. Walt Whitman, a gay Brooklyn poet con

Páginas: 510

Dimensões: 14 x 21 x 2 cm³

Acabamento: Capa mole

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Peso: 434 gramas

Idioma: Inglês

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