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April 1865

Jay Winik

2001461 pagesabout 7–11 hours
2001
first published
  • 2001HarperCollins Publishers · 461 pages · ENGISBN 9780060187231
  • 2001G.K. Hall · 763 pages · ENGISBN 9780783895819
  • 2006Harper Perennial · 512 pages · ENGISBN 9780060899684
  • 2003Tandem Library · ENGISBN 9780613621304
  • 2002Harper Perennial · 496 pages · ENGISBN 9780060930882

"April 1865 was a month that could have unraveled the nation. Instead, it saved it. Here Jay Winik offers a new look at the Civil War's final days that will forever change the way we see the war's end and the nation's new beginning. Uniquely set within the larger sweep of history, filled with rich profiles of outsize figures, fresh iconoclastic scholarship, and a gripping narrative, this is a masterful account of the thirty most pivotal days in the life of the United States."--BOOK JACKET.

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ViolenceFrequent

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ThemesWar

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  • Warmoderateunreviewed
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