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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 82
... wrote that in the early months of 1865 Lincoln " anticipated with undisguised satisfaction the time ... when the General Government would be able to dispense with the exercise of arbitrary and questionable authority . " Lincoln never ...
... 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 by ...
Sorry, this page's content is restricted.
Sorry, this page's content is restricted.
Sorry, this page's content is restricted.