The Resource Every drop of blood : the momentous second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln, Edward Achorn
Every drop of blood : the momentous second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln, Edward Achorn
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- Summary
- "By March 4, 1865, the Civil War had slaughtered more than 700,000 Americans and left intractable wounds on the nation. That day, after a morning of rain-drenched fury, tens of thousands crowded Washington's Capitol grounds to see Abraham Lincoln take the oath for a second term. As the sun emerged, Lincoln rose to give perhaps the greatest inaugural address in American history, stunning the nation by arguing, in a brief 701 words, that both sides had been wrong, and that the war's unimaginable horrors-every drop of blood spilled-might well have been God's just verdict on the national sin of slavery. Edward Achorn reveals the nation's capital on that momentous day-with its mud, sewage, and saloons, its prostitutes, spies, reporters, social-climbing spouses, and power-hungry politicians-as a microcosm of all the opposing forces that had driven the country apart. Achorn weaves together the stories of the host of characters, unknown and famous, that had converged on Washington-from grievously wounded Union colonel Selden Connor in a Washington hospital, embarrassingly drunk new vice president Andrew Johnson, and poet-journalist Walt Whitman, to soldiers' advocate Clara Barton, African American leader Frederick Douglass (who called the speech "a sacred effort"), and conflicted actor John Wilkes Booth-all swirling around the complex figure of Lincoln. In indelible scenes, Achorn vividly captures the frenzy in the nation's capital at this crucial moment in America's history and the tension-filled hope and despair afflicting the country as a whole, soon to be heightened by Lincoln's assassination. His story offers new understanding of our great national crisis, and echoes down the decades to resonate in our own time."--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
- Extent
- xxxvi, 376 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- Bloody Gashes on the Face of Heaven
- One and a Half Times Bigger
- A Message from Grant
- The Real Precious and Royal Ones
- Meditation on the Divine Will
- Public Sentiment Is Everything
- Indefinable Fascination
- The Blighting Pestilence
- There Was Murder in the Air
- A Future with Hope in It
- Andy Ain't a Drunkard
- An Excellent Chance to Kill the President
- With Malice toward None
- A Truth That Needed to Be Told
- A Sacred Effort
- Epilogue: The Stuff to Carry Them Through
- Isbn
- 9780802148742
- Label
- Every drop of blood : the momentous second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln
- Title
- Every drop of blood
- Title remainder
- the momentous second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln
- Statement of responsibility
- Edward Achorn
- Title variation
- Momentous second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln
- Subject
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- History
- Inauguration
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Inaugurations
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Influence
- 1800-1899
- Politics and government
- Washington (D.C.)
- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Washington (D.C.) -- Politics and government -- 19th century
- Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
- Manners and customs
- American Civil War (1861-1865)
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "By March 4, 1865, the Civil War had slaughtered more than 700,000 Americans and left intractable wounds on the nation. That day, after a morning of rain-drenched fury, tens of thousands crowded Washington's Capitol grounds to see Abraham Lincoln take the oath for a second term. As the sun emerged, Lincoln rose to give perhaps the greatest inaugural address in American history, stunning the nation by arguing, in a brief 701 words, that both sides had been wrong, and that the war's unimaginable horrors-every drop of blood spilled-might well have been God's just verdict on the national sin of slavery. Edward Achorn reveals the nation's capital on that momentous day-with its mud, sewage, and saloons, its prostitutes, spies, reporters, social-climbing spouses, and power-hungry politicians-as a microcosm of all the opposing forces that had driven the country apart. Achorn weaves together the stories of the host of characters, unknown and famous, that had converged on Washington-from grievously wounded Union colonel Selden Connor in a Washington hospital, embarrassingly drunk new vice president Andrew Johnson, and poet-journalist Walt Whitman, to soldiers' advocate Clara Barton, African American leader Frederick Douglass (who called the speech "a sacred effort"), and conflicted actor John Wilkes Booth-all swirling around the complex figure of Lincoln. In indelible scenes, Achorn vividly captures the frenzy in the nation's capital at this crucial moment in America's history and the tension-filled hope and despair afflicting the country as a whole, soon to be heightened by Lincoln's assassination. His story offers new understanding of our great national crisis, and echoes down the decades to resonate in our own time."--
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- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Achorn, Edward
- Dewey number
- 973.7
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- portraits
- plates
- photographs
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E457.45
- LC item number
- .A36 2020
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Lincoln, Abraham
- Lincoln, Abraham
- Lincoln, Abraham
- American Civil War (1861-1865)
- Inauguration
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Manners and customs
- Politics and government
- Washington (D.C.)
- Washington (D.C.)
- Washington (D.C.)
- Washington (D.C.)
- Label
- Every drop of blood : the momentous second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln, Edward Achorn
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-321) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
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- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Bloody Gashes on the Face of Heaven -- One and a Half Times Bigger -- A Message from Grant -- The Real Precious and Royal Ones -- Meditation on the Divine Will -- Public Sentiment Is Everything -- Indefinable Fascination -- The Blighting Pestilence -- There Was Murder in the Air -- A Future with Hope in It -- Andy Ain't a Drunkard -- An Excellent Chance to Kill the President -- With Malice toward None -- A Truth That Needed to Be Told -- A Sacred Effort -- Epilogue: The Stuff to Carry Them Through
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
- Extent
- xxxvi, 376 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780802148742
- Lccn
- 2019045236
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, photographs, portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)on1124773828
- Label
- Every drop of blood : the momentous second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln, Edward Achorn
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-321) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Bloody Gashes on the Face of Heaven -- One and a Half Times Bigger -- A Message from Grant -- The Real Precious and Royal Ones -- Meditation on the Divine Will -- Public Sentiment Is Everything -- Indefinable Fascination -- The Blighting Pestilence -- There Was Murder in the Air -- A Future with Hope in It -- Andy Ain't a Drunkard -- An Excellent Chance to Kill the President -- With Malice toward None -- A Truth That Needed to Be Told -- A Sacred Effort -- Epilogue: The Stuff to Carry Them Through
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
- Extent
- xxxvi, 376 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780802148742
- Lccn
- 2019045236
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, photographs, portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)on1124773828
Subject
- History
- Inauguration
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Inaugurations
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Influence
- 1800-1899
- Politics and government
- Washington (D.C.)
- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Washington (D.C.) -- Politics and government -- 19th century
- Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
- Manners and customs
- American Civil War (1861-1865)
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