1865: America Makes War and Peace in Lincoln’s Final Year (Harold Holzer, Sara Vaughn Gabbard - WH) Jefferson Dedication of the Peace Light

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1865: America Makes War and Peace in Lincoln’s Final Year (Harold Holzer, Sara Vaughn Gabbard - WH) Jefferson Dedication of the Peace LightIn 1865 Americans faced some of the most important issues in the nations history: the final battles of the Civil War, the struggle to pass the Thirteenth Amendment, the peace process, reconstruction, the role of freed slaves, the tragedy of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, and the trials of the conspirators. In this illuminating collection, prominent historians of nineteenth century America offer insightful overviews of the individuals, events, and