Congress At War
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Congress At War
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Author : Fergus M. Bordewich
language : en
Publisher: Knopf
Release Date : 2020
Congress At War written by Fergus M. Bordewich and has been published by Knopf this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with History categories.
The story of how Congress helped win the Civil War-placing a dynamic House and Senate, rather than Lincoln, at the center of the conflict.
Congress At War
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Author : Charles A. Stevenson
language : en
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
Release Date : 2007-08
Congress At War written by Charles A. Stevenson and has been published by Potomac Books, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-08 with History categories.
A comprehensive and concise overview of Congress's wartime legislation
To Chain The Dog Of War
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Author : Francis Dunham Wormuth
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 1989
To Chain The Dog Of War written by Francis Dunham Wormuth and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with History categories.
"An important book . . . that I wish every member of Congress and would-be president would carefully study." -- George McGovern "A timely and valuable study that makes a useful contribution to preserving the Constitution and our hopes for survival." -- Journal of American History "To Chain the Dog of War does an excellent job of putting together some very complex material, and it comes out at a most propitious time." -- Arthur S. Miller, Professor of Law, George Washington University "A most thorough study. . . . it would be useful is this book could be prescribed to our decision-makers as required reading." -- Louis B. Sohn, University of Georgia, School of Law
The War Congress Of The United States
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Author : War Congress Publishing Company, Washington, D.C.
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1898
The War Congress Of The United States written by War Congress Publishing Company, Washington, D.C. and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1898 with Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) categories.
The Library Of Congress Civil War Desk Reference
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Author : Margaret E. Wagner
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2002
The Library Of Congress Civil War Desk Reference written by Margaret E. Wagner and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
The bloody conflict that sundered the United States from 1861 to 1865 took 620,000 lives, laid waste to large sections of the American South, and decided the future course of the nation. Its reverberations are still felt in American life. Now from the home of "The Nation's Memory" comes "The Library of Congress Civil War Desk Reference." Drawn from the Library's unparalleled Civil War collections -- including previously unpublished letters and diaries, maps and photographs, as well as thousands of works by post-Civil War scholars and experts -- this is the ultimate one-volume reference on the Civil War. A comprehensive yet accessible compendium, "The Library of Congress Civil War Desk Reference" is organized into chapters that address broad themes such as "Antebellum America," "Wartime Politics," "Armies," and "Reconstruction and Aftermath of the War." Each of these chapters includes more specific topics, such as "The Election of 1860," "Notable Civil War Officers," and "African Americans During Reconstruction." There are timelines that chronicle major events, brief profiles of significant people, and excerpts from key pieces of legislation and addresses that reflect the passions and politics of the times. Here readers can find, for example, detailed information on the arms used on both sides during the Civil War in the "Weaponry" chapter. And descriptions of significant battles, as well as information on casualties, military strategy and tactics, and logistical support, are to be found in the "Battles and the Battlefield" chapter. Topics ranging from economic conditions north and south of the Mason-Dixon line on the eve of the war to the history of slavery in the United Statesto the impact of the Civil War on literature and the fine arts give additional depth and context to the book's presentation of Civil War events. "The Library of Congress Civil War Desk Reference" also looks beyond the major events and figures and examines the lives of the common soldiers (from their diet, training, and medical treatment to the struggles of the Union's black soldiers), the various roles women played in the war, and telling events on the home fronts. Along with the words of writers such as Walt Whitman and Herman Melville, readers will find excerpts from the journals and letters of nurses, soldiers, refugees and freedmen. A final chapter offers a guide to further study of the Civil War -- including information about major archival collections, important published resources, and national historic sites-for those who wish to learn more. Prodigious in its scope, illustrated with more than 100 photographs and drawings and dozens of maps, "The Library of Congress Civil War Desk Reference" is sure to become the indispensable one-volume reference on the Civil War.
The Field Of Blood
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Author : Joanne B. Freeman
language : en
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Release Date : 2018-09-11
The Field Of Blood written by Joanne B. Freeman and has been published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-11 with History categories.
The previously untold story of the violence in Congress that helped spark the Civil War In The Field of Blood, Joanne B. Freeman recovers the long-lost story of physical violence on the floor of the U.S. Congress. Drawing on an extraordinary range of sources, she shows that the Capitol was rife with conflict in the decades before the Civil War. Legislative sessions were often punctuated by mortal threats, canings, flipped desks, and all-out slugfests. When debate broke down, congressmen drew pistols and waved Bowie knives. One representative even killed another in a duel. Many were beaten and bullied in an attempt to intimidate them into compliance, particularly on the issue of slavery. These fights didn’t happen in a vacuum. Freeman’s dramatic accounts of brawls and thrashings tell a larger story of how fisticuffs and journalism, and the powerful emotions they elicited, raised tensions between North and South and led toward war. In the process, she brings the antebellum Congress to life, revealing its rough realities—the feel, sense, and sound of it—as well as its nation-shaping import. Funny, tragic, and rivetingly told, The Field of Blood offers a front-row view of congressional mayhem and sheds new light on the careers of John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, and other luminaries, as well as introducing a host of lesser-known but no less fascinating men. The result is a fresh understanding of the workings of American democracy and the bonds of Union on the eve of their greatest peril.
Congress In The War Status Of Legislation Given Numerically And By Subjects 65th Congress 1st Session
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Author : United States. Congress
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1917
Congress In The War Status Of Legislation Given Numerically And By Subjects 65th Congress 1st Session written by United States. Congress and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1917 with War and emergency legislation categories.
Congress And The People S Contest
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Author : Paul Finkelman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Congress And The People S Contest written by Paul Finkelman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with HISTORY categories.
The American Civil War was the first military conflict in history to be fought with railroads moving troops and the telegraph connecting civilian leadership to commanders in the field. New developments arose at a moment's notice. As a result, the young nation's political structure and culture often struggled to keep up. When war began, Congress was not even in session. By the time it met, the government had mobilized over 100,000 soldiers, battles had been fought, casualties had been taken, some civilians had violently opposed the war effort, and emancipation was under way. This set the stage for Congress to play catch-up for much of the conflict. The result was an ongoing race to pass new laws and set policies. Throughout it all, Congress had to answer to a fractured and demanding public. In addition, Congress, no longer paralyzed by large numbers of Southern slave owners, moved forward on progressive economic and social issues--such as the transcontinental railroad and the land grant college act--which could not previously have been passed. In Congress and the People's Contest, Paul Finkelman and Donald R. Kennon have assembled some of the nation's finest scholars of American history and law to evaluate the interactions between Congress and the American people as they navigated a cataclysmic and unprecedented war. Displaying a variety and range of focus that will make the book a classroom must, these essays show how these interactions took place--sometimes successfully, and sometimes less so. Contributors: L. Diane Barnes, Fergus M. Bordewich, Jenny Bourne, Jonathan Earle, Lesley J. Gordon, Mischa Honeck, Chandra Manning, Nikki M. Taylor, and Eric Walther.
1st Session Of The War Congres
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Author : William Raymond 1884 Loomis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-08-26
1st Session Of The War Congres written by William Raymond 1884 Loomis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-26 with History categories.
The First Congress
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Author : Fergus M. Bordewich
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2017-02-21
The First Congress written by Fergus M. Bordewich and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-21 with History categories.
"The little known story of perhaps the most productive Congress in US history, the First Federal Congress of 1789-1791. The First Congress was the most important in US history, says prizewinning author and historian Fergus Bordewich, because it established how our government would actually function. Had it failed--as many at the time feared it would--it's possible that the United States as we know it would not exist today. The Constitution was a broad set of principles. It was left to the members of the First Congress and President George Washington to create the machinery that would make the government work. Fortunately, James Madison, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, and others less well known today, rose to the occasion. During two years of often fierce political struggle, they passed the first ten amendments to the Constitution; they resolved bitter regional rivalries to choose the site of the new national capital; they set in place the procedure for admitting new states to the union; and much more. But the First Congress also confronted some issues that remain to this day: the conflict between states' rights and the powers of national government; the proper balance between legislative and executive power; the respective roles of the federal and state judiciaries; and funding the central government. Other issues, such as slavery, would fester for decades before being resolved. The First Congress tells the dramatic story of the two remarkable years when Washington, Madison, and their dedicated colleagues struggled to successfully create our government, an achievement that has lasted to the present day."--Publisher website.