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For two weeks in 1861, Washington, D.C., was locked in a state of panic. Would the newly formed Confederate States of America launch its first attack on the Union by capturing the nation’s capital? Would Lincoln’s Union fall before it had a chance to fight? Wedged between Virginia and... read more
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First Sentence edit
When Charles Dickens visited Washington, D.C., during the 1840s, he was unimpressed.
Table of Contents edit
Preface
Foreword
Timeline
1: City of Magnificent Intentions
2: The Firebrand
3: Cliffhanger
4: ten-HUT!
5: The Sixth Massachusetts
6: "Mobtown"
7: Patriotic Gore
8: Malice and Compassion
9: Controlling a Maelstrom
10: The Yard
11: And in Washington
12: The Curious Marriage of Great Britain and Ben McCulloch
13: What if . . .?
14: The Contents of a Velvet Glove
16: On the Road
17: The Best Defense
Postscript: Luke's Question: The Beginning of an End
Notes
Index
Series & Lists edit
Authors & Contributors edit
- David Detzer (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 0151011583
Page Count: 400
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 0151011583
Page Count: 400
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: E472.1 .D47 2006
- Dewey: 973
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Americas › United States › Civil War › Campaigns › Bull Run
- Books › History › Americas › United States › State & Local › Mid-Atlantic
- Books › History › Military › United States
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