| Description |
xii, 432 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-410) and index. |
| Contents |
Two Crises -- Exigencies of War -- Ways and Means -- The Window Shuts -- Legal Tender -- Forgotten Congress -- Proclamation -- Chase's Plan -- Cotton for Cash -- Gettysburg Summer -- Chase for President -- Roast Mutton and Partridge -- Exit Secretary -- Staggering Transformation -- Epilogue. |
| Summary |
"In Ways and Means, journalist Roger Lowenstein reveals the unlikely story of how Abraham Lincoln used the urgency of financing the Civil War to transform a union of states into one united nation. Through a financial lens, he explores how this second American revolution, led by Lincoln, his cabinet, and his congress, changed the direction of the country"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Economic aspects.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Finance.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.
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United States -- Economic conditions -- To 1865.
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United States -- History -- 1849-1877.
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| ISBN |
9780735223554 (hardcover) |
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