The Approaching Fury: Voices of the Storm, 1820-1861

By: Stephen B. Oates

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Synopsis: Stephen B. Oates tells the story of the coming of the American Civil War through the voices, and from the viewpoints, of 13 principal players in the drama, including Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Nat Turner, Harriet Beecher Stowe and Frederick Douglass. This unique approach shows the crucial role that perception of events played in the sectional hostilities that bore the United States irreversibly into civil war. In writing the monologues, Oates draws on the actual words of Ills speakers and simulates how they would describe the crucial events in which they were the principal actors or witnesses. All the events and themes in the monologues adhere to historical record. The result is an exciting history that brings the personalities and events of the coming of the American Civil War vividly to life.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9780061952067
Related ISBNs:: 9780803269316, 9780061549588, 9780060928858, 9780061549618, 9780061549601, 9780061549625, 9780061549595
Publisher:: HarperCollins
Date of Addition:: 07/04/11
Copyrighted By:: Stephen B. Oates
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Military, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.