Tools From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Not to be confused with "The World Crisis" by a different Winston Churchill. The Crisis
Author Winston Churchill Illustrator Howard Chandler Christy Language English Genre Historical novel Publisher The Macmillan Company Publication date 1901 Publication place US Media type Print Pages 522 Preceded by Richard Carvel Followed by The Crossing The Crisis is an historical novel published in 1901 by the American novelist Winston Churchill.[1] It was the best-selling book in the United States in 1901. The novel is set in the years leading up to the first battles of the American Civil War, mostly in the divided state of Missouri. It follows the fortunes of young Stephen Brice, a man with Union and abolitionist sympathies, and his involvement with a Southern family.