The Coming Fury (The Centennial History of the Civil War Series Volume 1)
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1980. Just, Hal. Limited Edition. Full-Leather. Near Fine / No Jacket. Item #2330623
Signed without inscription by author on front flyleaf. Faint blemishes to gilt on edges, otherwise an excellent copy.
563 pp. Illustrations by Hal Just. Original navy blue leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. The first volume in Catton's authoritative history of the American Civil War. Contents include: Special Message to Subscribers from William B. Catton; Foreword; List of Maps and Graphs; Springtime of Decition - The City by the Sea, "The Impending Crisis", Star after Starr, "The Party Is Split Forever", The Crowd at the Wigwam, Railsplitter; Down a Steep Place - Division at Baltimore, The Great Commitment, By Torchlight, Little Giant, Verdict of the People, Despotism of the Sword; The Long Farewell - The Union Is Dissolved, A Delegation of Authority, An Action and a Decision, Footsteps in a Dark Corridor, The Strategy of Delay, "Everything, Even Lift Itself"; Two Presidents - The Man and the Hour, The Long Road to Washington, Colonel Lee Leaves Texas, Talking Across a Gulf, Pressure at Fort Sumter, Firt Inaugural; Into the Unknown - Two Forts and Three Agents, Memorandum from Mr. Seward, "If You Have No Doubt...", The Circle of Fire, White Flag on a Sword, The Coming of the Fury; The Way of Revolution - Homemade War, Arrests and Arrests Alone, Diplomacy Along the Border, Collapse of Legalities, Symbolism of Death, Before the Night Came; To the Fiery Altar - War in the Mountains, The Laws of War, A Head Full of Fire, The Road to Bull Run, Dust clouds Against the Sky, Death of the Minute Man; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index.
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