The Cause of All Nations: An International History of the American Civil War

[Don1946]

Roger Norton kindly invited me to bring you news of my new book, The Cause of All Nations: An International History of the American Civil War, coming out with Basic Books, officially in 2015 but now available for ordering on Amazon ... just in time for Christmas!
http://www.amazon.com/Cause-All-Nations-...465029671/

I am delighted to add that Kirkus Reviews, a leading trade publication journal, designated my book one (of 20) "Best Books in History" for 2014.
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-revie...l-nations/

Students of Lincoln will find new insights on foreign policy and his special relationship with William Seward, also on Lincoln's important role in articulating the Union cause as the cause of all nations, and a poignant description of the worldwide outrage that grief that met new of his assassination.

The book also follows the CSA government, diplomats, and special agents as they tried to get their message before the world and it gives a new interpretation of the Kenner mission, the last ditch effort to win recognition by promising to give up slavery.

The book focuses not so much on the formal diplomacy between government as the public diplomacy battle to win public sympathy abroad, and while Britain plays a featured role, there is a lot in here on France, Italy, Spain, and on Mexico and Latin America.

I wrote this book for people just like you all. It is based on years of archival research, all carefully cited, but I the story of the key people, ideas, strategies, and I left all the debates among historians out of it.

Follow the book on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/causeofallnations

Roger, thanks for being so generous. I truly appreciate this opportunity to toot my horn.