April, 1865: The Month That Saved America
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A photograph of President Abraham Lincoln taken by Matthew Brady in 1861.
Image courtesy of the Meserve-Kunhardt Collection
This month marks the 145th anniversary of the end of the Civil War. Historian Jay Winik speaks about his book "April, 1865: The Month That Saved America" at the Commonwealth Club of California.
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