{"product_id":"congress-at-war-how-republican-reformers-fought-the-civil-war-defied-lincoln-ended-slavery-and-remade-america-9781101974247","title":"Congress at War: How Republican Reformers Fought the Civil War, Defied Lincoln, Ended Slavery, and Remade America","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe story of how Congress helped win the Civil War--a new perspective that puts the House and Senate, rather than Lincoln, at the center of the conflict.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis brilliantly argued new perspective on the Civil War overturns the popular conception that Abraham Lincoln single-handedly led the Union to victory and gives us a vivid account of the essential role Congress played in winning the war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBuilding a riveting narrative around four influential members of Congress--Thaddeus Stevens, Pitt Fessenden, Ben Wade, and the proslavery Clement Vallandigham--Fergus Bordewich shows us how a newly empowered Republican party shaped one of the most dynamic and consequential periods in American history. From reinventing the nation's financial system to pushing President Lincoln to emancipate the slaves to the planning for Reconstruction, Congress undertook drastic measures to defeat the Confederacy, in the process laying the foundation for a strong central government that came fully into being in the twentieth century. Brimming with drama and outsize characters, \u003ci\u003eCongress at War\u003c\/i\u003e is also one of the most original books about the Civil War to appear in years and will change the way we understand the conflict.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12675642\"\u003eFergus M. Bordewich\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781101974247\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1101974249\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036050\"\u003eUnited States | Civil War Period (1850-1877)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036040\"\u003eUnited States | 19th Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL015000\"\u003ePolitical Process | Political Parties\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFERGUS M. BORDEWICH is the author of seven previous nonfiction books, including \u003ci\u003eThe First Congress: How James Madison, George Washington, and a Group of Extraordinary Men Invented the Government\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAmerica's Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBound for Canaan: The Underground Railroad and the War for the Soul of America\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eWashington: The Making of the American Capital\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in San Francisco with his wife, Jean Parvin Bordewich, who works in philanthropy and writes plays.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anchor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42711228252397,"sku":"9781101974247","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_f1e725ff-8e8d-49a0-abac-09d354e8e327.jpg?v=1650157425","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/congress-at-war-how-republican-reformers-fought-the-civil-war-defied-lincoln-ended-slavery-and-remade-america-9781101974247","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}