Lincoln and the RadicalsSometimes, in American politics, a conflict becomes so heated and divisive--as the conflict over slavery did--that the ground is set for civil war. Abraham Lincoln, a pragmatist who wanted to rebuild national unity, ran up against the radicals in his own party who insisted on a rigid solution, regardless of the cost to the country. |
Contents
A House Divided | 3 |
The Opening of the Duel | 39 |
The Ides of December | 53 |
Seven Against McClellan | 91 |
Making McClellan Fight | 110 |
Tax Fight and Emancipate | 169 |
Fredericksburg and the Reign of Terror | 197 |
110 | 208 |
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