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1 online resource (1 audio file (660 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Cast |
Read by Sean Pratt. |
| Summary |
From the Mud March to Gettysburg (January-July 1863) Dissatisfaction with the Emancipation Proclamation and lack of military victory heightens the discontent with the administration. Trouble comes with the destructive rivalry within the army and the threat of the French intervening on behalf of the Confederacy. The president's decision concerning the Minnesota Sioux Uprising infuriates the West. Lincoln must decide what to do with a demoralized army of the Potomac. His compassion with the troops increases his popularity within the military. General Lee begins his second invasion of the North. Lincoln's popularity changes for the better after the victories at Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and Port Hudson. In the armed forces, blacks protest against discrimination and whites protest against the draft. Missouri falls into a state of political and military turmoil as generals and local authorities refuse to cooperate with one another. The Union Army is defeated in Chickamauga. Lincoln gives the Gettysburg address. Military governors are appointed for Tennessee, North Carolina, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas in an effort to promote Reconstruction. A Tennessee congressman plans a parliamentary coup. Lincoln offers a plan for the reinstatement of the Southern states. The treasury secretary schemes to win the Republican presidential nomination. Lincoln hopes for a re-nomination. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
Pratt, Sean.
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hoopla digital.
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| Added Title |
From the mud march to Gettysburg, victory at the polls and in the field, Reconstruction nd re-nomination |
| ISBN |
9781469086125 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1469086123 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT11368990 |
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