| Dissonance: The Turbulent Days Between Fort Sumter and Bull Run Contributor(s): Detzer, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156030640 ISBN-13: 9780156030649 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $23.74 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2007 Annotation: Praise for "Donnybrook" "This is history as it should be written." --"The Seattle Times " "Detzer establishes himself as the premier historian of the war's first months. Ý"Donnybrook"¨ is an elegantly written book that engages from first word to last....first-rate history presented with great literary merit." -- "America's Civil War" Praise for "Allegiance" "Allegiance is a splendid story of people, ordinary and extraordinary, living through extraordinary experiences. His main focus is on the soldiers and civilians in Charleston and its harbor.... Their story has never before been told so well." -- James M. McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom ""Allegiance" should take a place as the definitive word on the first moments of our greatest national tragedy." -- William C. Davis, author of Look Away! and An Honorable Defeat "David Detzer is making a distinguished reputation in Civil War history writing about great openings." -John C. Waugh, author of The Class of 1846 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | Military - United States |
| Dewey: 973.731 |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 5.77" W x 8" (0.86 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
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| Publisher Description: 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 Maryland--two states bordering on secession--Washington was isolated; its communications lines were cut, its rail lines blocked. Newly recruited volunteers were too few and were unable to enter the city. A recently inaugurated Lincoln struggled to form a plan--defense or attack? In this final chapter of his trilogy on the Civil War, David Detzer pulls the drama from this pivotal moment in American history straight from the pages of diaries, letters, and newspapers. With an eye for detail and an ear for the voices of average citizens, he beautifully captures the tense, miasmic atmosphere of these first chaotic days of war. |
Contributor Bio(s): Detzer, David: - David Detzer is professor emeritus of history with Connecticut State University. He is the author of several books, including Allegiance: Fort Sumter, Charleston, and the Beginning of the Civil War; and The Brink: Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962. He lives in Connecticut with his wife and several dogs. |