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Abraham Lincoln's November 1860 election set in motion one of the most extraordinary series of events in American history. The secession of South Carolina in December, followed by similar actions in other Southern states, exposed the essential weakness of the federal government. Meanwhile, a thrilling siege in Charleston harbor gripped the attention of Northerners and Southerners alike. As DAYS... More

Abraham Lincoln's November 1860 election set in motion one of the most extraordinary series of events in American history. The secession of South Carolina in December, followed by similar actions in other Southern states, exposed the essential weakness of the federal government. Meanwhile, a thrilling siege in Charleston harbor gripped the attention of Northerners and Southerners alike. As DAYS OF DEFIANCE unfurls from Springfield, IL. and Washington, D.C. to Charleston, SC and Montgomery, AL - culminating with the portentous shots finally fired in April - Klein describes the social, cultural, and political currents of mid-nineteenth-century America, and the reader comes to realize how close the United States (as we know it) came to collapsing, and how important leadership is in critical times.

"The Fort Sumter saga, of course, has been told well by others, but Klein makes the tale worth reading again." (Amazon.com)

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