“The Demon of Troubles”: Erik Larson on the Early Plans of the Civil War

Beginning on April 12, 1861, for two days, more than 3,300 shells and cannonballs rained down on Charleston Harbor toward Fort Sumter, the first shots fired of the Civil War. Correspondent Anthony Mason visits the fort with bestselling author Erik Larson, whose latest book, "The Demon of Unrest," explores the events leading up to the bombardment and what Larson calls "the most important day of the American history.

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