Appomattox : victory, defeat, and freedom at the end of the Civil War / Elizabeth R. Varon.
"Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House evokes a highly gratifying image in the popular mind-it was, many believe, a moment that transcended politics, a moment of healing, a moment of patriotism untainted by ideology. But as Elizabeth Varon reveals in this vividly narrated history, this...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2014]
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| Physical Description: | viii, 305 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm |
| Format: | Book |