1861
The Lost Peace
Contributors
By Jay Winik
Formats and Prices
- On Sale
- May 27, 2025
- Page Count
- 400 pages
- Publisher
- Grand Central Publishing
- ISBN-13
- 9781538735114
Price
$19.99Price
$25.99 CADFormat
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- ebook $19.99 $25.99 CAD
- Hardcover $35.00 $46.00 CAD
- Audiobook Download (Unabridged) $27.99
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1861: The Lost Peace is the story of President Lincoln’s difficult and courageous decision at a time when the country wrestled with deep moral questions of epic proportions.
Through Jay Winik’s singular reporting and storytelling, readers will learn about the extraordinary Washington Peace Conference at the Willard Hotel to avert cataclysmic war. They will observe the irascible and farsighted Senator JJ Crittenden, the tireless moderate seeking a middle way to peace. Lincoln himself called Crittenden “a great man” even as Lincoln jousted with him. Readers will glimpse inside Lincoln’s cabinet—the finest in history—which rivaled the executive in its authority, a fact too often forgotten, and witness a parade of statesmen frenetically grasping for peace rather than the spectacle of a young nation slowly choking itself to death. A perfect read for history buffs, with timely overtones to our current political climate.
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“A portrait of two sides talking past each other, rather than with each other... [Jay Winik] traces the efforts of those who genuinely wanted to prevent war and the trauma of secession—and shows how Abraham Lincoln tried at first to listen and then at last refused.”The New Yorker
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"[S]urprisingly timely and sure to give even the most avid Civil War buffs new material to think about."Huffpost
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“This engaging volume has impeccable research and is recommended for anyone who enjoys U.S. history, notably the Civil War, and American politics.” - Starred ReviewLibrary Journal
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"A fascinating look at some of the less familiar history in the days leading up to the Civil War."Kirkus Reviews
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"Winik presents a vivid, tragic narrative of a nation coming to pieces...Along the way, he weaves in evocative profiles of leading figures and their drift toward extremism. The result is a dramatic and insightful retelling of a fateful turn in America’s saga."Publishers Weekly
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