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1st ed. |
| Description |
xv, 796 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 745-764) and index. |
| Contents |
A. Lincoln and the promise of America -- Undistinguished families : 1809-16 -- Persistent in learning : 1816-30 -- Rendering myself worthy of their esteem : 1831-34 -- The whole people of Sangamon : 1834-37 -- Without contemplating consequences : 1837-42 -- A matter of profound wonder : 1831-42 -- The truth is, I would like to go very much : 1843-46 -- My best impression of the truth : 1847-49 -- As a peacemaker the lawyer has a superior opportunity : 1849-52 -- Let no one be deceived : 1852-56 -- A house divided : 1856-58 -- The eternal struggle between these two principles : 1858 -- The taste is in my mouth, a little : 1858-60 -- Justice and fairness to all : May 1860-November 1860 -- An humble instrument in the hands of the Almighty : November 1860-February 1861 -- We must not be enemies : February 1861-April 1861 -- A people's contest : April 1861-July 1861 -- The bottom is out of the tub : July 1861-January 1862 -- We are coming, Father Abraham : January 1862-July 1862 -- We must think anew : July 1862-December 1862 -- What will the country say? : January 1863-May 1863 -- You say you will not fight to free Negroes : May 1863-September 1863 -- A new birth of freedom : September 1863-March 1864 -- The will of God prevails : March 1864-November 1864 -- With malice toward none, with charity for all : December 1864-April 1865. |
| Summary |
Everyone wants to define the man who signed his name "A. Lincoln." In his lifetime and ever since, friend and foe have taken it upon themselves to characterize Lincoln according to their own label or libel. In this magnificent book, Ronald C. White, Jr., offers a fresh and compelling definition of Lincoln as a man of integrity -- what today's commentators would call "authenticity"--Whose moral compass holds the key to understanding his life. Through meticulous research of the newly completed Lincoln Legal Papers, as well as of recently discovered letters and photographs, White provides a portrait of Lincoln's personal, political, and moral evolution. A transcendent, sweeping, passionately written volume that expands our knowledge and understanding of its subject, A. Lincoln will engage a whole new generation of Americans. - Back cover. |
| Subject |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. (OCoLC)fst00030184
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.
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Politics and government (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Presidents. (OCoLC)fst01075723
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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United States -- Politics and government.
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| Chronological Term |
1861-1865
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Biographies.
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| Added Title |
Abraham Lincoln |
| ISBN |
9781400064991 (acid-free paper) |
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1400064996 (acid-free paper) |
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9780812975703 (pbk. ; acid-free paper) |
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0812975707 (pbk. ; acid-free paper) |
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