Bibliograph

Ways and means, Lincoln and his cabinet and the financing of the Civil War, Roger Lowenstein

Type

Label

Ways and means, Lincoln and his cabinet and the financing of the Civil War, Roger Lowenstein

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmapsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ways and means

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1256627917

Responsibility statement

Roger Lowenstein

Sub title

Lincoln and his cabinet and the financing of the Civil War

Summary

"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

Table Of Contents

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 and partridge -- Exit secretary -- Staggering transformation -- Epilogue

Target audience

adult

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