Lincoln's Last MonthsLincoln 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. |
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... Abraham Lincoln's life to illumi- nate this central figure of the Civil War and arguably America's greatest president . Beginning with the electoral campaign of 1864 and ending with the assassination , Harris reveals that Lincoln's ...
... Abraham , 1809-1865 . 2. Presidents — United States — Biography . 3. United States — Politics and government — 1861-1865 . I. Title . E4S7-45-H37 2003 973-7'o92 — dc22 [ B ] 2003057907 For Lachlan Cotner , Jill Harris , and Lorene Glenn.
... Lincoln Museum , Fort Wayne , Indiana ( Ref . # 4164 ) Matthew Simpson 238 The Lincoln Museum , Fort Wayne , Indiana ( Ref . # 2556 ) LINCOLN'S LAST MONTHS INTRODUCTION Abraham Lincoln is the central figure Illustrations.
William C. Harris. LINCOLN'S LAST MONTHS INTRODUCTION Abraham Lincoln is the central figure in America's great.
William C. Harris. INTRODUCTION Abraham Lincoln is the central figure in America's great epic- the Civil War . Lincoln's rise from a hard frontier and a largely self - educated background to become the finest exemplar of America's ...