The Demon of Unrest, by Erik Larson. VG 2024 First Edition Hardcover

Description: The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War, by Erik Larson. 2024 First Edition Hardcover. VG/VG Hardcover and Dust Jacket with clear plastic DJ cover. Limited library circulation. Library rubber stamp marking on top edge. Sticker on front and rear endpapers. On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the fluky victor in a tight race for president. The country was bitterly at odds; Southern extremists were moving ever closer to destroying the Union, with one state after another seceding and Lincoln powerless to stop them. Slavery fueled the conflict, but somehow the passions of North and South came to focus on a lonely federal fortress in Charleston Harbor: Fort Sumter. Master storyteller Erik Larson offers a gripping account of the chaotic months between Lincoln’s election and the Confederacy’s shelling of Sumter—a period marked by tragic errors and miscommunications, enflamed egos and craven ambitions, personal tragedies and betrayals. Lincoln himself wrote that the trials of these five months were “so great that, could I have anticipated them, I would not have believed it possible to survive them.” About the Seller: The Friends of the Shorewood Public Library is a non-profit membership organization which supports the mission of the suburban Milwaukee, Wisconsin library. Member volunteers raise funds from book sales and other efforts to help the library purchase resources and sponsor special events for the community. eBay sales are among these fundraising activities. This volume was part of the library’s special purchase of popular best sellers – in circulation for a limited period of time.

Price: 8.88 USD

Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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