Civil War, The: Part 2

Saturday, July 19th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

On April 9, 1865, General Lee surrendered what remained of his Confederate Army.
But what had the North won? The United States of America was now one nation, but that nation
was crippled by the economic costs of war: wholesale destruction, inflation, and poverty. The
political costs were no less. Abraham Lincoln had been assassinated and Southern leaders were
in jail. Northern politicians now began to “reconstruct” the South, to build state governments that
would be loyal to the union. But the conquered South simmered with resentments that could not
be legislated out of existence.

The United States at War series is a collection of presentations that review the political, economic,
and social forces that have erupted in military conflict and examine how the conflict resolved, or
failed to resolve the forces that caused war.

Golden Gate University
Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc
Author: Jeffrey Rogers Hummel
Narrator: George C. Scott
ISBN: 0-7861-7126-X
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Letter To James C. Conkling

Sunday, May 11th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Letter To James C. Conkling

During the Civil War, Union supporters in President Abraham Lincoln’s hometown of Springfield, Illinois, asked him to speak at a rally on September 3, 1863.

Lincoln could not attend but wrote this letter to be read at the gathering by his long-time friend, James C. Conkling. The letter was accompanied by a brief note which read, "I cannot leave here now. Herewith is a letter instead. You are one of the best public readers. I have but one suggestion. Read it very slowly. And now God bless you, and all good Union-men."

Shortly after the rally, John Murray Forbes wrote to Lincoln, referring to the letter and the Emancipation Proclamation issued on January 1, 1863.

Forbes declared that the letter "will live in history side by side with your proclamation."

He noted, "It meets the fears of the timid and the doubts of the reformer. It proves that the Proclamation and the policy resulting from it are the most conservative, both of liberty and of our form of government".

Publisher: Listen & Live
Author: Abraham Lincoln
Narrator: Barrett Whitener
ISBN: 9781593161156
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