Ways and means : Lincoln and his cabinet and the financing of the Civil War / Roger Lowenstein.
"In Ways and Means, journalist Roger Lowenstein reveals the unlikely story of how Abraham Lincoln used the urgency of financing the Civil War to transform a union of states into one united nation. Through a financial lens, he explores how this second American revolution, led by Lincoln, his cabinet, and his congress, changed the direction of the country"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780735223554
- ISBN: 0735223556
- Physical Description: xii, 432 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, charts, map ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2022.
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-410) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: Revolution Completed -- Two Crises -- Exigencies of War -- Ways and Means -- The Window Shuts -- Legal Tender -- Forgotten Congress -- Proclamation -- Chase's Plan -- Cotton for Cash -- Gettysburg Summer -- Chase for President -- Roast Mutton & Partridge -- EXIT SECRETARY -- Staggering Transformation -- Epilogue. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Hot Springs Library | 973.7 LOW (Text) | 30229101468394 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Mars Hill Library | 973.7 LOW (Text) | 30229101286911 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/12/2025 |
