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Cry Havoc!: The Crooked Road to Civil War, 1861 Audiobook, by Nelson D. Lankford Play Audiobook Sample

Cry Havoc!: The Crooked Road to Civil War, 1861 Audiobook

Cry Havoc!: The Crooked Road to Civil War, 1861 Audiobook, by Nelson D. Lankford Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Michael Prichard Publisher: Tantor Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 6.67 hours at 1.5x Speed 5.00 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: February 2007 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781400173303

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

120

Longest Chapter Length:

05:37 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

04:14 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

04:56 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

1

Publisher Description

In early March 1861, civil war loomed. By late April, Americans had begun to kill their fellow citizens. Cry Havoc! recounts in riveting detail the events that divided the states and reveals how quirks of timing, character, and place all conspired to transform the nation into a battlefield. Nelson Lankford, author of Richmond Burning, chronicles the eight critical weeks that began with Lincoln's inauguration through the explosion at Fort Sumter and the president's fateful response to it. Before Fort Sumpter, the balance could have tipped in favor of a peaceful resolution. But the groundswell of patriotic fervor that followed convulsed the political and military landscape in ways unimaginable just weeks before. This book addresses the many might-have-beens, both familiar and lesser known. What if Lincoln had shown restraint over Fort Sumter? What if he had delayed the proclaimation calling for troops? Could wavering unionists in the upper South have held the line? A must-read for all who wish to understand the birth of the modern United States of America, Cry Havoc! probes the fateful series of events and analyzes each of the failed possibilities that hindsight affords. "Might-have-beens haunt this absorbing study of the opening act of the Civil War."—Publishers Weekly

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“Captures the drama and complexity of this volatile period [and] reminds readers that…events could have taken a different path. Anyone interested in the background of our greatest national crisis will find Cry Havoc! hugely rewarding.”

— Gary W. Gallagher, author of The Confederate War

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  • “Disturbs the time-honored march of history with a series of provocative what-ifs.”

    — New York Times Book Review
  • “Might-have-beens haunt this absorbing study of the opening act of the Civil War.…dramatic account of how the nation’s confusion and anxiety finally gelled into clear-cut lines of battle.”

    — Publishers Weekly

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    " Interesting look at the few days when the course of the US could have been changed and those in charge decided to jump off the cliff. "

    — Bob, 11/22/2009

About Nelson D. Lankford

Nelson Lankford is assistant director for Publications and Education at the Virginia Historical Society. He holds a PhD in history from Indiana University.

About Michael Prichard

Michael Prichard is a Los Angeles-based actor who has played several thousand characters during his career, over one hundred of them in theater and film. He is primarily heard as an audiobook narrator, having recorded well over five hundred full-length books. His numerous awards and accolades include an Audie Award for Tears in the Darkness by Michael Norman and Elizabeth M. Norman and six AudioFile Earphones Awards. He was named a Top Ten Golden Voice by SmartMoney magazine. He holds an MFA in theater from the University of Southern California.