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Cargando... Dissonance: The Turbulent Days Between Fort Sumter and Bull Runpor David Detzer
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"For two weeks in 1861, Washington, D.C., was locked in a state of panic. Would the newly formed Confederate States of America launch its first attack on the Union by capturing the nation's capital? Would Lincoln's Union fall before it had a chance to fight?" "Wedged between Virginia and Maryland - two states bordering on secession - Washington was isolated; its communications lines were cut, its rail lines blocked. Newly recruited volunteers were too few and were unable to enter the city. A recently inaugurated Lincoln struggled to form a plan - defense or attack? Intelligence rumors and incendiary headlines revealed Norfolk and Harpers Ferry fallen to rebels, and the notorious "mobtown" Baltimore ignited by riots." "David Detzer pulls the drama from this pivotal moment in American history straight from the pages of diaries, letters, and newspapers. With an eye for detail and an ear for the voices of average citizens, he captures the tense, miasmic atmosphere of these first chaotic days of war."--BOOK JACKET. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — Cargando... GénerosSistema Decimal Melvil (DDC)973.731History and Geography North America United States Administration of Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1865 Civil War Operations Campaign of 1861Clasificación de la Biblioteca del CongresoValoraciónPromedio:
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Detzer's main goal is to give you the blow-by-blow of events between the fall of Fort Sumter and the battle of Bull Run, when the control of the District of Columbia appeared to hang from a thread. Thus events in Maryland loom very large in Detzer's narrative; more so than most accounts I've seen. That's one big plus in Detzer's regard for someone who is well-read in Civil War history.
Another plus from my perspective is that Detzer is an unabashed Yankee. This means that a Benjamin Butler can be a bigger hero than a Robert E. Lee and there's no effort to pretty up what "state's rights" meant in practice. Detzer is also sophisticated enough in his politics not to gloss over what Lincoln's assumption of dictatorial powers in a good cause means in terms of handing down to us some distasteful precedents.
Finally, what really justifies Detzer's study is that even though one knows the historical outcome he is able to create a certain level of suspense. ( )