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A Fierce Glory

Justin Martin

On September 17 1862 the "United States" was on the brink facing a permanent split into two separate nations. America's very future hung on the outcome of a single battle--and the result reverberates to this day. Given the deep divisions that still rive the nation given what unites the country too Antietam is more relevant now than ever.

The epic battle fought near Sharpsburg Maryland was a Civil War turning point. The South had just launched its first invasion of the North; victory for Robert E. Lee would almost certainly have ended the war on Confederate terms. If the Union prevailed Lincoln stood ready to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. He knew that freeing the slaves would lend renewed energy and lofty purpose to the North's war effort. Lincoln needed a victory to save the divided country but victory would come at a price. Detailed here is the cannon din and desperation the horrors and heroes of this monumental battle one that killed 3650 soldiers still the highest single-day toll in American history.

Justin Martin an acclaimed writer of narrative nonfiction renders this landmark event in a revealing new way. More than in previous accounts Lincoln is laced deeply into the story. Antietam represents Lincoln at his finest as the grief-racked president--struggling with the recent death of his son Willie--summoned the guile necessary to manage his reluctant general George McClellan. The Emancipation Proclamation would be the greatest gambit of the nation's most inspired leader. And in fact the battle's impact extended far beyond the field; brilliant and lasting innovations in medicine photography and communications were given crucial real-world tests. No mere gunfight Antietam rippled through politics and society transforming history.

A Fierce Glory is a fresh and vibrant account of an event that had enduring consequences that still resonate today.>

  • Classification : History
  • Pub Date : SEP 11, 2018
  • Imprint : Perseus Books
  • Page Extent : 336
  • Binding : HB
  • ISBN : 9780306825255
  • Price : INR 2,130
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Justin Martin

Justin Martin is the author of three highly praised previous biographies: Greenspan: the Man behind Money Nader: Crusader Spoiler Icon and Genius of Place: The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted. As one of the few journalists to gain access to Greenspan Martin produced a best-selling biography of the secretive Fed chairman selected as a notable book by the New York Times Book Review. Martin's Nader biography served as a primary source for An Unreasonable Man an Academy Award-nominated documentary. Genius of Place the first full scale biography of Olmsted received glowing reviews nationally. Martin's articles have appeared in a variety of publications including Fortune Newsweek and the San Francisco Chronicle .

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