Don't know much about the Civil War

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• Do not know much about the Civil War

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Why did Abraham Lincoln sneak into Washington for his inauguration? Was the Gettysburg Address written on the back of an envelope? Where did the Underground Railroad run?Can you answer these questions? If not, you're not alone! New York Times-bestselling author Kenneth C. Davis comes to the rescue, deftly sorting out the players, the politics, the key events -- Emancipation and Reconstruction, Shiloh and Gettysburg, Generals Grant and Lee, Harriet Beecher Stowe -- and providing little-known facts that will enthrall even learned Civil War buffs. Vivid, informative, and hugely entertaining, Don't Know Much About® the Civil War is the only book you'll ever need on "the war that never ended."

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Early in April 1865 Charles Corrin, a correspondent for the Boston Jounal, witnessed an extraordinary occurrence.

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• Don't know much about the Civil War: everything you need to know about America's greatest conflict but never learnedWilliam Morrow1996-01-01
• Don't Know Much About the Civil WarAudio CassetteBooks On Tape1999-01-01
• Don't Know Much About the Civil WarHarper Paperbacks1999-09-07
• Don't Know Much About the Civil WarAudio CassetteListening Library2000-12-01
• Don't Know Much About the Civil WarElectronic resourceHarperCollins2004-01-01
• Don't Know Much About the Civil WarAudio CD