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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... republican values has had an appeal for all generations , not only in the United States but also abroad . During the most critical period in American history , when the young republic and its democratic principles faced their greatest ...
... Republican ( Union ) party , as the military stalemate continued , but dramatic Federal victories at Atlanta and elsewhere ultimately reversed the downward political trend . The Democratic party platform , proclaiming the war a failure ...
... Republicans in Congress — a clear majority of the mem- bership — recognized that the election had greatly ... Republican colleagues " don't want any quarrel with Lincoln " and that since the election " Old Abe , through his pa ...
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