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

Description: The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War--a simmering crisis that finally tore a deeply divided nation in two. A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times, Time, Los Angeles Times, Men's Health, Lit Hub, Book Riot Book and Mortar Record Store The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War -- Erik Larson The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War--a simmering crisis that finally tore a deeply divided nation in two. A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times, Time, Los Angeles Times, Men's Health, Lit Hub, Book Riot On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the fluky victor in a tight race for president. The country was bitterly at odds; Southern extremists were moving ever closer to destroying the Union, with one state after another seceding and Lincoln powerless to stop them. Slavery fueled the conflict, but somehow the passions of North and South came to focus on a lonely federal fortress in Charleston Harbor: Fort Sumter. Master storyteller Erik Larson offers a gripping account of the chaotic months between Lincoln's election and the Confederacy's shelling of Sumter--a period marked by tragic errors and miscommunications, enflamed egos and craven ambitions, personal tragedies and betrayals. Lincoln himself wrote that the trials of these five months were "so great that, could I have anticipated them, I would not have believed it possible to survive them." At the heart of this suspense-filled narrative are Major Robert Anderson, Sumter's commander and a former slave owner sympathetic to the South but loyal to the Union; Edmund Ruffin, a vain and bloodthirsty radical who stirs secessionist ardor at every opportunity; and Mary Boykin Chesnut, wife of a prominent planter, conflicted over both marriage and slavery and seeing parallels between them. In the middle of it all is the overwhelmed Lincoln, battling with his duplicitous secretary of state, William Seward, as he tries desperately to avert a war that he fears is inevitable--one that will eventually kill 750,000 Americans. Drawing on diaries, secret communiques, slave ledgers, and plantation records, Larson gives us a political horror story that captures the forces that led America to the brink--a dark reminder that we often don't see a cataclysm coming until it's too late. Author: Erik Larson Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY) Published: 04/30/2024 Pages: 592 Binding Type: Hardcover Weight: 1.95lbs Size: 9.29h x 6.06w x 1.42d ISBN: 9780385348744 Review Citation(s): Library Journal Prepub Alert 12/01/2023 pg. 16 Publishers Weekly 02/12/2024 Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2024 Booklist 03/15/2024 pg. 36 BookPage 05/01/2024 About the Author Erik Larson is the author of six previous national bestsellers--The Splendid and the Vile, Dead Wake, In the Garden of Beasts, Thunderstruck, The Devil in the White City, and Isaac's Storm--which have collectively sold more than ten million copies. His books have been published in nearly twenty countries.

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Artist: Larson, Erik

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Book Title: Demon of Unrest : a Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

Number of Pages: 592 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.

Publication Year: 2024

Item Height: 1.4 in

Topic: Political Process / Campaigns & Elections, United States / 19th Century, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Presidents & Heads of State

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Genre: Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, History

Item Weight: 31.5 Oz

Author: Erik Larson

Item Length: 9.5 in

Item Width: 6.4 in

Format: Hardcover