A. J. Langguth, the author of the acclaimed Patriots and Union 1812, offers a gripping history of the gathering storm in the decades preceding the Civil War.
- Genre: History
- Subgenre: Modern / 19th Century, United States / 19th Century, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- Publisher: Tantor Media Inc
- Edition: Unabridged
- Language: English
- Format: audioCD
- Release Date: November 9, 2010
- Date Published: November 9, 2010
- Author: A.J. Langguth
- Narrator: Mel Foster (Narrator)