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Ways and means : Lincoln and his cabinet and the financing of the Civil War / Roger Lowenstein.
"In Ways and Means, journalist Roger Lowenstein reveals the unlikely story of how Abraham Lincoln used the urgency of financing the Civil War to transform a union of states into one united nation. Through a financial lens, he explores how this second American revolution, led by Lincoln, his cabinet, and his congress, changed the direction of the country"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9780735223554
- ISBN: 0735223556
- Physical Description: xii, 432 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2022.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-410) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: Revolution completed -- Two crises -- Exigencies of war -- Ways and means -- The window shuts -- Legal tender -- Forgotten Congress -- Proclamation -- Chase's plan -- Cotton for cash -- Gettysburg summer -- Chase for President -- Roast mutton and partridge -- Exit secretary -- Staggering transformation -- Epilogue. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Easton Main Library | 973.71 L917w (Text) | 31901004583912 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
