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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... 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 presi- dent's leadership and how he ...
... Radical congressman George W. Julian complained in his journal that his Republican colleagues " don't want any quarrel with Lincoln " and that since the election " Old Abe , through his pa- tronage , is the virtual dictator of the ...
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