Lincoln and First Shot
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The dissolution of the ill-starred Virginia Company in 1624 left Virginia -- now England's first royal colony -- without a formal raison d'etre. Most historians have suggested that the nascent local societies were anarchic, under the thrall of violent and unscrupulous men. James Perry asserts the opposite: The Formation of a Society on Virginia's Eastern Shore, 1615-1655 depicts emergent social cohesion. In a model of network analysis, Perry mines...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0397470444
ISBN13:9780397470440
Release Date:January 1964
Publisher:Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers
Weight:0.66 lbs.
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
A great breakdown of events leading up to Ft. Sumter, and a great analysis of the early relationship between Lincoln and his cabinet, esp. Secretary of state Seward (who at this early date mistakenly thought Lincoln was a puppet he could manipulate). All in all a fascinating read and a must for good civil war libraries.
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