Diary of Gideon Welles Volumes I & II (1861--1866 Abridged, Annotated)
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Abraham Lincoln brought together one of the most remarkable Cabinet's in presidential history. Among them was Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy under Lincoln and his successor, Andrew Johnson.Welles describes his role and that of many other prominent men of his day in this fascinating chronicle of the American Civil War and its aftermath. You'll get an inside view of the machinations within and around Lincoln's administration, along with personal anecdotes.Welles brilliantly took a Navy Department in disarray and forged it into a formidable instrument of Union power. He was instrumental in helping to win the war.Long used as a primary source for Lincoln scholars, you can now read Gideon Welles wonderful diaries on your Kindle, well-formatted for a superior reading experience.Every memoir of the American Civil War provides us with another view of the catastrophe that changed the country forever.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1519041411
ISBN13:9781519041418
Release Date:December 2016
Publisher:Independently published
Length:817 Pages
Weight:3.45 lbs.
Dimensions:10.0" x 2.0" x 7.0"
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