Ways and Means: Lincoln and His Cabinet and the Financing of the Civil War

by Roger Lowenstein

Book Overview

"Captivating . . . [Lowenstein] makes what subsequently occurred at Treasury and on Wall Street during the early 1860s seem as enthralling as what transpired on the battlefield or at the White House." --Harold Holzer, Wall Street Journal

"Ways and Means, an account of the Union's financial policies, examines a subject long overshadowed by military narratives . . . Lowenstein is a lucid stylist, able to explain...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0735223572
• ISBN13: 9780735223578
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.3"