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x, 585 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Lincoln is nominated -- The campaign of 1860 -- Interregnum -- From Springfield to Washington -- Lincoln frames a cabinet -- The first inaugural -- Fort Sumter crisis -- The first Civil War congress -- The loyalty question in border slave states -- Missouri, an unruly union partner -- Frémont proclaims freedom in Missouri -- First Bull Run -- Enter McClellan -- The Thirty-Seventh Congress, second session -- Grant and the war in the west -- Exit McClellan, enter Pope, and another Bull Run -- Antietam and another McClellan exit -- Emancipation -- The fall of 1862 -- A winter of discontent -- The Supreme Court and Lincoln's war powers -- Hooker and Chancellorsville -- Vallandigham and civil liberties -- Arming Black soldiers -- Gibraltar of the west -- Gettysburg -- Lincoln vs. Seymour -- The emergence of Grant -- Thirty-Eighth Congress, first session -- Reconstruction -- Grant moves south -- Presidential nomination saga -- The election of 1864 -- The last Civil War congress -- The Hampton Roads Peace Conference -- Death of Lincoln. |
| Summary |
"The words of Abraham Lincoln have been immortalized in speeches and enshrined in policies and practices, and none of those words, spoken or written, has gone unnoticed or wanted for a response. It is this broader context--the wider conversation about Lincoln's words--that this book discusses. The final project of James A. Rawley, a preeminent historian of the Civil War era, A Lincoln Dialogue cross-examines Lincoln's major statements, papers, and initiatives in light of the comments and criticism of his supporters and detractors. Drawn from letters and newspapers, pamphlets and reports, these statements and responses constitute a unique documentary examination of Abraham Lincoln's presidency. Rawley's careful selection and his judicious interweaving of historical analysis and background invite us into the dialogue and allow us to hear the voices of American history in the making."--Jacket. |
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. (OCoLC)fst00030184
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American Civil War (1861-1865) (OCoLC)fst01351658
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Politics and government (OCoLC)fst01919741
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1861 - 1865
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Thomas, William G., 1964- editor.
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| ISBN |
9780803249967 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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0803249969 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
40023903731 |
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