Charles Sumner and the Coming of the Civil War
- ISBN-10
- 1402218397
- ISBN-13
- 9781402218392
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 407
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-03-01
- Publisher
- Sourcebooks Incorporated
- Author
- David Herbert Donald
Description
The Puliter-Prize winning classic and national bestseller returns! Harvard Professor David Herbert Donald traces Sumner's life in this Pulitzer-Prize winning classic about a nation careening toward Civil War.
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