Lincoln’s Hundred Days: The Emancipation Proclamation and the War for the Union;

This title tells the story of the period between September 22nd, 1862, when Lincoln issued his preliminary Proclamation, and January 1st, 1863, when he signed the significantly altered decree. As battlefield deaths mounted and debate raged, Lincoln hesitated, calculated, prayed, and reckoned with the anxieties and expectations of millions.