Murder on the Mississippi: The Shocking Crimes That Shaped Abraham Lincoln honey This revealing new biography by

This revealing new biography by William Marvel cuts through received wisdom to show Fitz John Porter as he was: a respected commander whose distinguished career was ruined by political machinations within Lincoln's administration

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Sherman’s account remains arguably the most significant work of Civil War military history after that of his friend and commanding general Ulysses S

But in this comprehensive reassessment of the army's politics

Murder on the Mississippi: The Shocking Crimes That Shaped Abraham Lincoln honey This revealing new biography byby Saladin Ambar Murder, mob rule, and the making of Abraham Lincolnthe story of three racially motivated murders in Mississippi River towns from 1835 to 1838 that inspired the speech that put Lincoln on the national mapthe Lyceum Address. Lynched: Five white gamblers suspected of aiding a slave insurrection in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Burned Alive: A Black man implicated in the death of a constable in St. Louis, Missouri. Gunned Down: A white