"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Shipping:
US$ 3.99
Within U.S.A.
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 4JSXJ6000EIS
Book Description Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam 0.7. Book. Seller Inventory # BBS-9780195173307
Book Description Condition: New. Brand New! Not Overstocks or Low Quality Book Club Editions! Direct From the Publisher! We're not a giant, faceless warehouse organization! We're a small town bookstore that loves books and loves it's customers! Buy from Lakeside Books!. Seller Inventory # OTF-S-9780195173307
Book Description Condition: New. Brand New. Seller Inventory # 9780195173307
Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: new. Seller Inventory # 9780195173307
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # ABLIING23Feb2215580035008
Book Description Paper Back. Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 20070928124024
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # I-9780195173307
Book Description Condition: New. . Seller Inventory # 52GZZZ01QQ02_ns
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The Battle of Antietam, fought on September 17, 1862, was the bloodiest single day in American history, with more than 6,000 soldiers killed--four times the number lost on D-Day, and twice the number killed in the September 11th terrorist attacks. In Crossroads of Freedom, America's most eminent Civil War historian, James M. McPherson, paints a masterful account of this pivotal battle, the events that led up to it, and its aftermath. As McPherson shows, by September 1862 the survival of the United States was in doubt. The Union had suffered a string of defeats, and Robert E. Lee's army was in Maryland, poised to threaten Washington. The British government was openly talking of recognizing the Confederacy and brokering a peace between North and South. Northern armies and voters were demoralized. And Lincoln had shelved his proposed edict of emancipation months before, waiting for a victory that had not come--that some thought would never come. Both Confederate and Union troops knew the war was at a crossroads, that they were marching toward a decisive battle. It came along the ridges and in the woods and cornfields between Antietam Creek and the Potomac River. Valor, misjudgment, an The Battle of Antietam, fought on September 17, 1862, was the bloodiest single day in American history, with more than 6,000 soldiers killed--four times the number lost on D-Day, and twice the number killed in the September 11th terrorist attacks. In Crossroads of Freedom, America's most eminent Civil War historian, James M. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780195173307