Don't Know Much About? the Civil War: Everything You Need to Know About America' [Paperback]

“Highly informative and entertaining…propels the reader light years beyond dull textbooks andGone with the Wind.”
—San Francisco Chronicle

It has been 150 years since the opening salvo of America’s War Between the States.New York Timesbestselling author Ken Davis tells us everything we never knew about our nation’s bloodiest conflict inDon’t Know Much About®the Civil War—another fascinating and fun installment in his acclaimed series.

Why did Abraham Lincoln sneak into Washington for his inauguration? Was the Gettysburg Address written on the back of an envelope?Where did the Underground Railroad run?

Can you answer these questions? If not, you're not alone!New York Times-bestselling author Kenneth C. Davis comes to the rescue, deftly sorting out the players, the politics, the key events -- Emancipation and Reconstruction, Shiloh and Gettysburg, Generals Grant and Lee, Harriet Beecher Stowe -- and providing little-known facts that will enthrall even learned Civil War buffs. Vivid, informative, and hugely entertaining,Don't Know Much About® the Civil Waris the only book you'll ever need on the war that never ended.