Publisher's Synopsis
The business of funding the war is the subject of this volume. President Lincoln and the Congress address the problems of governing the divided country and raising funds for the war effort. Problems abound. The North will see suspension of constitutional rights, fund embezzlement, commodities speculation and conscription laws. The South is under extreme financial duress. Blockades along the coastline prevent trade and importation of goods and raw material. The Emancipation Proclamation will inflame the South and some factions in the North as the war drags on...
