Author: Library of Congress
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Languages : en
Pages : 92
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A List of Lincolniana in the Library of Congress
Author: Library of Congress
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Languages : en
Pages : 92
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Languages : en
Pages : 92
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The Dr. John K. Lattimer Collection of Lincolniana
Author: Heritage Auction Galleries (Dallas, Tex.)
Publisher: Heritage Capital Corporation
ISBN: 9781599673042
Category : Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Publisher: Heritage Capital Corporation
ISBN: 9781599673042
Category : Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 194
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Abraham Lincoln
Author: William Henry Herndon
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Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 408
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Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 408
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Bibliographia Lincolniana
Author: Charles Henry Hart
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Languages : en
Pages : 106
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Languages : en
Pages : 106
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A Bibliography of Lincolniana, Not Included in the Compilations of Daniel Fish and Joseph Benjamin Oakleaf
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Languages : en
Pages : 80
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Languages : en
Pages : 80
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Lincoln's Last Months
Author: William C. Harris
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674038363
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Lincoln Prize winner William C. Harris turns to the last months of Abraham Lincoln's life in an attempt to penetrate this central figure of the Civil War, and arguably America's greatest president. Beginning with the presidential campaign of 1864 and ending with his shocking assassination, Lincoln's ability to master the daunting affairs of state during the final nine months of his life proved critical to his apotheosis as savior and saint of the nation. In the fall of 1864, an exhausted president pursued the seemingly intractable end of the Civil War. After four years at the helm, Lincoln was struggling to save his presidency in an election that he almost lost because of military stalemate and his commitment to restore the Union without slavery. Lincoln's victory in the election not only ensured the success of his agenda but led to his transformation from a cautious, often hesitant president into a distinguished statesman. He moved quickly to defuse destructive partisan divisions and to secure the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment. And he skillfully advanced peace terms that did not involve the unconditional surrender of Confederate armies. Throughout this period of great trials, he managed to resist political pressure from Democrats and radical Republicans and from those seeking patronage and profit. By expanding the context of Lincoln's last months beyond the battlefield, Harris shows how the events of 1864-65 tested the president's life and leadership and how he ultimately emerged victorious, and became Father Abraham to a nation.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674038363
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Lincoln Prize winner William C. Harris turns to the last months of Abraham Lincoln's life in an attempt to penetrate this central figure of the Civil War, and arguably America's greatest president. Beginning with the presidential campaign of 1864 and ending with his shocking assassination, Lincoln's ability to master the daunting affairs of state during the final nine months of his life proved critical to his apotheosis as savior and saint of the nation. In the fall of 1864, an exhausted president pursued the seemingly intractable end of the Civil War. After four years at the helm, Lincoln was struggling to save his presidency in an election that he almost lost because of military stalemate and his commitment to restore the Union without slavery. Lincoln's victory in the election not only ensured the success of his agenda but led to his transformation from a cautious, often hesitant president into a distinguished statesman. He moved quickly to defuse destructive partisan divisions and to secure the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment. And he skillfully advanced peace terms that did not involve the unconditional surrender of Confederate armies. Throughout this period of great trials, he managed to resist political pressure from Democrats and radical Republicans and from those seeking patronage and profit. By expanding the context of Lincoln's last months beyond the battlefield, Harris shows how the events of 1864-65 tested the president's life and leadership and how he ultimately emerged victorious, and became Father Abraham to a nation.
The United States Catalog
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2204
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2204
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Lincoln's Tragic Pragmatism
Author: John Burt
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674070534
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 818
Book Description
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice In 1858, challenger Abraham Lincoln debated incumbent Stephen Douglas seven times in the race for a U.S. Senate seat from Illinois. More was at stake than slavery in those debates. In Lincoln’s Tragic Pragmatism, John Burt contends that the very legitimacy of democratic governance was on the line. In a United States stubbornly divided over ethical issues, the overarching question posed by the Lincoln-Douglas debates has not lost its urgency: Can a liberal political system be used to mediate moral disputes? And if it cannot, is violence inevitable? “John Burt has written a work that every serious student of Lincoln will have to read...Burt refracts Lincoln through the philosophy of Kant, Rawls and contemporary liberal political theory. His is very much a Lincoln for our time.” —Steven B. Smith, New York Times Book Review “I'm making space on my overstuffed shelves for Lincoln’s Tragic Pragmatism. This is a book I expect to be picking up and thumbing through for years to come.” —Jim Cullen, History News Network “Burt treats the [Lincoln-Douglas] debates as being far more significant than an election contest between two candidates. The debates represent profound statements of political philosophy and speak to the continuing challenges the U.S. faces in resolving divisive moral conflicts.” —E. C. Sands, Choice
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674070534
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 818
Book Description
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice In 1858, challenger Abraham Lincoln debated incumbent Stephen Douglas seven times in the race for a U.S. Senate seat from Illinois. More was at stake than slavery in those debates. In Lincoln’s Tragic Pragmatism, John Burt contends that the very legitimacy of democratic governance was on the line. In a United States stubbornly divided over ethical issues, the overarching question posed by the Lincoln-Douglas debates has not lost its urgency: Can a liberal political system be used to mediate moral disputes? And if it cannot, is violence inevitable? “John Burt has written a work that every serious student of Lincoln will have to read...Burt refracts Lincoln through the philosophy of Kant, Rawls and contemporary liberal political theory. His is very much a Lincoln for our time.” —Steven B. Smith, New York Times Book Review “I'm making space on my overstuffed shelves for Lincoln’s Tragic Pragmatism. This is a book I expect to be picking up and thumbing through for years to come.” —Jim Cullen, History News Network “Burt treats the [Lincoln-Douglas] debates as being far more significant than an election contest between two candidates. The debates represent profound statements of political philosophy and speak to the continuing challenges the U.S. faces in resolving divisive moral conflicts.” —E. C. Sands, Choice
The United States Catalog
Author: Ida M. Lynn
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 894
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Publisher:
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 894
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The Waldo Collection of Lincolniana in the Western Michigan College Library
Author: Western Michigan University. Library
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 62
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Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 62
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