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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William C. Harris. LINCOLN'S LAST MONTHS WILLIAM C. HARRIS $ 27.95 Lincoln Prize winner William C. Harris turns to the final months of Abraham Lincoln's life to illumi- nate this central figure of the Civil War and arguably America's ...
... Lincoln Museum , Fort Wayne , Indiana ( Ref . # 83 ) Gideon Welles 54 The Lincoln Museum , Fort Wayne , Indiana ( Ref . # 3308 ) Salmon P. Chase 73 The Lincoln Museum , Fort Wayne , Indiana ( Ref . # 2518 ) Orville H. Browning 108 The ...
... Lincoln's rise from a hard frontier and a largely self - educated background to become the finest exemplar of ... Lincoln himself came to believe he was the humble instrument of God in his struggle to achieve these purposes . Despite the ...
... Lincoln had great faith in constitutional processes , self - govern- ment , and the inherent equality of all people as set forth in the Decla- ration of Independence . Though he had no illusions about the per- fectibility of humankind ...
... Lincoln's stature with its members , especially those in his own party , grew after the 1864 elec- tion . In ... Lincoln " and that since the election " Old Abe , through his pa- tronage , is the virtual dictator of the country ...