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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... actions affected the war effort or important political issues . He virtually ignored , for example , the growing conflict between Indians and settlers in the West and the ... action of congress . " " My political ( 4 ) LINCOLN'S LAST MONTHS.
... action , but he rarely lobbied Congress for their approval . An important exception to this passive policy toward congressional legislation was his vigorous effort on behalf of the Thirteenth Amend- ment . In his annual message on ...
... actions during the final months of the Civil War illuminate the man , his presidency , and the war he helped bring to an end . Accounts of his relationship with Mary Todd Lincoln , blacks , white Southerners , western Indians , the ...
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