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‘Lincoln’s Peace’ Review: The War That Wouldn’t Die
Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. Elsewhere in the country, parts of the rebel army ...
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Brown professor’s book seeks to reexamine endpoint of the Civil War
“The American Civil War has an official end date, and that end date is August 1866,” Vorenberg said. Notably, the official ...
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Review: In ‘Lincoln’s Peace,’ Michael Vorenberg searches for an end date of the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln wanted peace, for the war to end. He expressed his desire to "bind up the nation's wounds" in his second inaugural address on March 4, 1865.
Review: 'Lincoln’s Peace' offers lessons for these times from the Civil War
"Lincoln’s Peace" examines the difficulty in turning wartime victory into solving the political and social problems that led ...
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Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to peace treaty after nearly four decades of war
Armenian and Azerbaijani officials said Thursday that both countries have agreed to a peace agreement set to end nearly four decades ... the signing of the peace treaty. “We are ready to ...
African Union mediators arrive in South Sudan to try to rescue peace deal
African Union mediators arrived in South Sudan's capital Juba on Wednesday for talks aimed at averting a new civil war after ...
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Book Review: 'Lincoln’s Peace' offers lessons for these times from the Civil War
This cover image released by Knopf shows "Lincoln’s Peace: The Struggle to End the American Civil War" by Michael Vorenberg. (Knopf via AP) “Lincoln’s Peace” offers a pair of fascinating ...