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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... wanted relief from his presidential responsibilities but who persevered to achieve his goals . He faced monumental challenges in the months ahead , challenges in- volving the composition of his new administration , the surrender of ...
... wanted their freedom to become a reality , not a half- way station between slavery and liberty . The black spokesman Freder- ick Douglass , who often criticized the president's policies , saw this growth and later wrote of him : " In ...
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