03192cam a2200517 4500 2466881058 TxAuBib 20250601120000.0 ||||||s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781402231568 1402231563 24773e5d-6121-408b-a436-0272d875548f OverDrive (Reserve ID) 195408 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Chadwick, Bruce. 1858 [Libby eBook] : Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant and the War They Failed to See. Sourcebooks, 2008. ulysses s grant and william seward. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. american civil war history. government and governing. pre-civil war government. general george sherman. antebellum politics. american history. discussion books. race and slavery. Jefferson Davis. stephen douglas. American South. pre-civil-war. Robert E Lee. non-fiction. Abe Lincoln. John Brown. Political. Civil War. engaging. Dramatic. turmoil. HTML:<p><strong>PRAISE FOR 1858</strong></p> <p>"Highly recommended—a gripping narrative of the critical year of 1858 and the nation's slide toward disunion and war...Readers seeking to understand how individuals are agents of historical change will find Chadwick's account of the failed leadership of President James Buchanan especially compelling."</p> <p>—G. Kurt Piehler, author of Remembering War the American Way</p> <p>"Chadwick's excellent history shows how the issue of slavery came crashing into the professional, public, and private lives of many Americans...Chadwick offers a fascinating premise: that James Buchanan, far from being a passive spectator, played a major role in the drama of his time. 1858 is a welcome addition to scholarship of the most volatile period of American history."</p> <p>—Frank Cucurullo, Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial</p> <p>As 1858 dawned, the men who would become the iconic figures of the Civil War had no idea it was about to occur: Jefferson Davis was dying, Robert E. Lee was on the verge of resigning from the military, and William Tecumseh Sherman had been reduced to running a roadside food stand. By the end of 1858, the lives of these men would be forever changed, and the North and South were set on a collision course that would end with the deaths of 630,000 young men.</p> <p>This is the story of seven men on the brink of a war that would transform them into American legends, and the events of the year that set our union on fire.</p>. Nonfiction. History. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2025-07-31 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=24773E5D-6121-408B-A436-0272D875548F&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)