The Congressman's Civil War
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bogue, Allan G. / Fogel, Robert / Thernstrom, Stephan, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, In the historical literong>atong>ure on the Civil ong>Warong>, the President, the generals, and the cabinet secretaries have won the ong>warong> of words. Of the hundreds of men who served in the House of Representong>atong>ives during this greong>atong> struggle, only a handful typically appear in general discussions of the period. Yet without a deeper understanding of the contributions of the members of the Congress to the successful prosecution of the ong>warong>, we cannot fully appreciong>atong>e the desperong>atong>e nong>atong>ure of thong>atong> ong>warong> and its significance in the building of the nong>atong>ion. This book explores important aspects of the Civil ong>Warong> from the perspective of Capitol Hill. It is an effort to survey some of the possibilities for understanding the congressmen, their relong>atong>ions with each other, and their interaction with President Lincoln.