Lincoln and First Shot

by Richard Nelson Current

Book Overview

The dissolution of the ill-starred Virginia Company in 1624 left Virginia -- now England's first royal colony -- without a formal raison d'etre. Most historians have suggested that the nascent local societies were anarchic, under the thrall of violent and unscrupulous men. James Perry asserts the opposite: The Formation of a Society on Virginia's Eastern Shore, 1615-1655 depicts emergent social cohesion. In a model of network analysis, Perry mines...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0397470444
• ISBN13: 9780397470440
• Release Date: January 1964
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Excellent!

A great breakdown of events leading up to Ft. Sumter, and a great analysis of the early relationship between Lincoln and his cabinet, esp. Secretary of state Seward (who at this early date mistakenly thought Lincoln was a puppet he could manipulate). All in all a fascinating read and a must for good civil war libraries.