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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... affairs of state during the last nine months of his life proved critical to his apotheosis as savior and saint of the Union . In the fall of 1864 , an exhausted president sought to end the seemingly intractable Civil War . After four ...
... affairs , and Indian troubles in the West . He confronted the critical issues relating to the end of the war with deep personal conviction and shrewd political agility . Abraham Lincoln was not a president who sought power and con- trol ...
... affairs in Washington . The last months of Abraham Lincoln's life began with the campaign and election of 1864 and ended with the shot fired at Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth . Lincoln's policies and actions during the final months ...
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