Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln--the great orator, the Emancipator, the savior of the Union, the martyr--rose from obscurity to lead the nation through its most tumultuous time. This book depicts all this amazing man's triumphs, insecurities, and crushing defeats; his early poverty and the ambition that propelled him out of it; the shaping of the man and his political philosophy by his youthful exposure to Christianity, slavery, and business; his tempestuous marriage and his fatherly love. We see him, elected to the presidency by a twist of fate, unswerving in the grim day-to-day conduct of the war as his vision and acumen led the country forward. Abraham Lincoln is an incisive study of a turning point in our history and a revealing portrait of its pivotal figure, his greatness etched more clearly in this touching human story. |
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... seemed to favor The weather was nearly as severe as that on the day of the Galesburg debate , and on arrival Mary was further depressed to see the streets decked out with Democratic Party slogans , and processions of Democrats carrying ...
... seemed to favor The weather was nearly as severe as that on the day of the Galesburg debate , and on arrival Mary was further depressed to see the streets decked out with Democratic Party slogans , and processions of Democrats carrying ...
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... seemed destined to win because of the division of the Democratic vote between Douglas , the Southern Dem- ocrat candidate Breckinridge , and the residual Whig - Know - Nothing candidate , John Bell . In the meantime Southern Democrats ...
... seemed destined to win because of the division of the Democratic vote between Douglas , the Southern Dem- ocrat candidate Breckinridge , and the residual Whig - Know - Nothing candidate , John Bell . In the meantime Southern Democrats ...
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... seemed even more worn out and aged than before . If one looks at the early 1864 portrait of Lincoln by Mathew Brady , and compares it with the one made by Alexander Gardiner in early 1865 , one sees a process of acute aging - on top of ...
... seemed even more worn out and aged than before . If one looks at the early 1864 portrait of Lincoln by Mathew Brady , and compares it with the one made by Alexander Gardiner in early 1865 , one sees a process of acute aging - on top of ...
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