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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... later stages of the Civil War and contributed to his legendary stature in history . The aftermath of his assassination produced an even greater recognition of his virtuous character , humaneness , and states- manship , raising him to a ...
... later wrote of him : " In all of my interviews with Mr. Lin- coln I was impressed with his entire freedom from popular prejudice against the colored race . " 4 On the issue of blacks in freedom and other crucial matters , the president ...
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