Fergus Bordewich, “Congress at War: How Republican Reformers Fought the Civil War, Defied Lincoln, Ended Slavery, and Remade America”

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Acclaimed historian Fergus Borderwich presents the 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. This brilliantly argued new perspective on the Civil War overturns the popular conception that Abraham Lincoln single-handedly led the Union to victory. 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. Brimming with drama and outsized characters, “Congress at War” is one of the most original books about the Civil War to appear in years and will change the way we understand the conflict.

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