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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... Southern states to " their proper practical relation with the Union . " Nonetheless , he recognized that Congress possessed certain constitutional powers that he could not — and did not wish to ignore . The authority to raise money and ...
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