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Also by Adam Goodheart:

1861, March 2012
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1861, April 2011
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1861
By: Adam Goodheart

The Civil War Awakening

Vintage
March 2012
On Sale: February 21, 2012
496 pages
ISBN: 1400032199
EAN: 9781400032198
Kindle: B004DEPEOQ
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Non-Fiction History

An epic of courage and heroism beyond the battlefields, 1861 is Adam Goodheart’s account of how the Civil War began and a second American revolution unfolded, setting Abraham Lincoln on the path to greatness and millions of slaves on the road to freedom. In this gripping and original book, Goodheart introduces us to a heretofore little-known cast of Civil War heroes—among them an acrobatic militia colonel, an explorer’s wife, an idealistic band of German immigrants, a regiment of New York City firemen, a community of Virginia slaves, and a young college professor who would one day become president. Their stories take us from the corridors of the White House to the slums of Manhattan, from the waters of the Chesapeake to the deserts of Nevada, from Boston Common to Alcatraz Island, vividly evoking the Union at its moment of ultimate crisis and decision.

Media Buzz

Diane Rehm Show - NPR - July 2, 2013
Fresh Air - NPR - March 9, 2012