• The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War Erik Larson
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Erik Larson

The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

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The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson is a gripping work of narrative history that brings to life the tense five months between Abraham Lincoln’s election and the opening shots of the American Civil War. With his signature storytelling style, Larson explores a divided nation on the edge of catastrophe, where slavery, secession, pride, fear, and political miscalculation all came together around Fort Sumter.

Drawing on diaries, secret communications, plantation records, and historical documents, Larson follows key figures including Lincoln, Major Robert Anderson, Edmund Ruffin, Mary Boykin Chesnut, and William Seward. The result is a suspenseful account of a country moving toward war while many still hoped disaster could be avoided.

A strong choice for readers of American history, Civil War books, political history, and well-researched narrative nonfiction, The Demon of Unrest is both dramatic and deeply informative.

Hardcover, Very Good

Specifications

Author Erik Larson
Publisher Crown
Publication Date April 30, 2024
Pages 592
Binding Hardcover
Language ENGLISH
Dimensions 16.41cm × 3.61cm × 24.28cm
Condition Very Good
ISBN-13 9780385348744
Edition First Edition

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