Skip to content

Days of Defiance: Sumter, Secession, and the Coming of the Civil War
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Days of Defiance: Sumter, Secession, and the Coming of the Civil War Paperback - 1999

by Klein, Maury

  • Used
  • Paperback

With a masterful eye for the telling detail, Klein vividly recounts the period from the election of Abraham Lincoln to the shelling of Fort Sumter. of photos. 2 maps.

Description

Vintage. Used - Like New. 1999. Paperback. Small publisher's mark on bottom of text block. Otherwise, Fine.
New
NZ$15.71
NZ$5.79 Shipping to USA
Standard delivery: 10 to 28 days
More Shipping Options
Ships from Powell's Bookstores Chicago (Illinois, United States)

About Powell's Bookstores Chicago Illinois, United States

Biblio member since 2005
Seller rating: This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Used, rare and out-of-print titles, specializing in academic and scholarly books. Independent bookstores in Chicago since 1970

Terms of Sale:

All orders subject to previous sale. Domestic Standard ships USPS Bound Printed Matter; Domestic Expedited ships UPS Ground; International ships via Air courier. All orders over $200.00 upgraded to UPS Ground without additional charge.

Browse books from Powell's Bookstores Chicago

Details

  • Title Days of Defiance: Sumter, Secession, and the Coming of the Civil War
  • Author Klein, Maury
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Thus
  • Condition New
  • Pages 528
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Vintage, New York
  • Date May 4, 1999
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Maps
  • Bookseller's Inventory # BR15712
  • ISBN 9780679768821 / 0679768823
  • Weight 1.09 lbs (0.49 kg)
  • Dimensions 8 x 5.3 x 1.1 in (20.32 x 13.46 x 2.79 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1851-1899
    • Topical: Civil War
  • Library of Congress subjects United States - History - Civil War,, Secession - Southern States
  • Dewey Decimal Code 973.7

Categories

About the author

Maury Klein is renowned as one of the finest historians of American business and economy. He is the author of many books, including A Call to Arms: Mobilizing America for World War II; The Power Makers: Steam, Electricity, and the Men Who Invented Modern America; and Rainbow's End: The Crash of 1929. He is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Rhode Island. Klein lives in Saunderstown, Rhode Island.