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The Dark Intrigue: The True Story of a Civil War Conspiracy
by Frank van der Linden
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing (2007-11-02)
ISBN: 1555916104
EAN: 9781555916107
Dewy Decimal #: 973.712
Hardcover: 304 pages
SKU: 080227007
Condition: Used: Very Good
Comments: This First Printing copy is in excellent condition. No visible markings, highlights, underlining, tears to text. Tight spine. Clean Dust Jacket and Hard Cover with very light shelf wear. A must read copy, worth having at an affordable price. (L6-13)
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Product Description
The Dark Intrigue tells for the first time the incredible story of how several leaders of an American political party, during the Civil War, conferred cordially with enemy agents in a foreign country in a scheme to oust the president of the United States and enforce peace without victory. Most Northerners initially supported Abraham Lincoln's war against the Southern Confederacy to save the Union. But later, many turned against it when the death toll soared above a half million. Hoping to recapture the White House as a "peace party," leading Democrats met with Confederate agents in the summer of 1864 and discussed ways to end the war--not win it. Lincoln charged that one Confederate agent, C. C. Clay, had convinced the Democrats to orchestrate an armistice. This intriguing book reveals letters from Clay that confirm Lincoln's suspicions.
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Dark Intrique
Rating  (5)
Date: 2007-12-24
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Those who enjoy politics, this is a must read. The times of then and now are not so different as one reads into this very detail review of the politics of the 1800's. I read this book from cover to cover in a day and will review it again. Excellent writing and details of history of our country.
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