{"product_id":"9780547607795","title":"Tarnished Victory: Finishing Lincoln's War","description":"\u003cb\u003eA “full and insightful” account of the Civil War’s final year from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eLee’s Last Retreat\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Beginning with the Virginia and Atlanta campaigns of May 1864 and closing with the final surrender of Confederate forces in June 1865, \u003ci\u003eTarnished Victory\u003c\/i\u003e follows the course of the Civil War’s final year. As the death toll rises with each bloody battle, the home front is devastated and the nation suffers incredible losses on both sides of the political divide.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Victory in the North required great sacrifice, and here, “first-rate scholar,” William Marvel considers what that sacrifice was worth in the aftermath of 1865, as Abraham Lincoln’s political heirs failed to carry through on the occupation of the South, resulting in a tarnished victory (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Just as he did in \u003ci\u003eMr. Lincoln Goes to War\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLincoln’s Darkest Year\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Great Task Remaining\u003c\/i\u003e, the prize-winning historian has drawn on personal letters, newspaper articles of the time, and official documents and records to create an illuminating work of revisionist history that ultimately considers the true cost of Lincoln’s war.","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123742916848,"sku":"9780547607795","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780547607795_p0.jpg?v=1769896706","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780547607795","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}