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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... issue in the war , he announced in his message to Congress of July 4 , 1861 , " embraces more than the fate of these United States . It presents to the whole family of man , the ques- tion , whether a constitutional republic , or a ...
... 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 . Rather , he expanded presidential authority because doing so was ...
... issue of blacks in freedom and other crucial matters , the president by 1864 rarely consulted with his full cabinet ... issues . He virtually ignored , for example , the growing conflict between Indians and settlers in the West and the ...
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