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Ordeal of the Union

by Allan Nevins · 1947

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Genre
war and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of this
Themes
slaveryslaveryMore like thisLess of this
Setting
civil warcivil warMore like thisLess of this19th century19th centuryMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Subject
historyhistoryMore like thisLess of thispoliticspoliticsMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 500 pages

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