Abraham LincolnThis self-made man from a log cabin-the great orator, the Emancipator, the savior of the Union, the martyr-was arguably our greatest president; but it takes a master storyteller like Thomas Keneally, author of the award-winning novel that inspired the film "Schindler's List," to bring alive the history behind the myth. Acclaimed for his recent Civil War biography, "American Scoundrel," Keneally delves with relish-and a keen, fresh eye-into Lincoln's complicated persona. "Abraham Lincoln" depicts all the amazing man's triumphs, insecurities, and crushing defeats with uncanny insight: his early poverty and the ambition that propelled him out of it; the shaping of the man and his political philosophy by 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 even more clearly in this very touching human story. |
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... county , and so Abraham procured a compass and chain , studied surveying books " a little , " and went at it . In this task , which took him to many parts of the county , his amiability impressed the citizenry . The people of Coles County ...
... county , and so Abraham procured a compass and chain , studied surveying books " a little , " and went at it . In this task , which took him to many parts of the county , his amiability impressed the citizenry . The people of Coles County ...
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... County . Abe also supported what would prove in time to be a disastrous series of measures for the building of roads , canals , and railroads in Illinois , to be financed by state bonds to the value of ten million dollars . A man who ...
... County . Abe also supported what would prove in time to be a disastrous series of measures for the building of roads , canals , and railroads in Illinois , to be financed by state bonds to the value of ten million dollars . A man who ...
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... county authorities could tax a railroad . He similarly served the Tonica and Petersburg Rail- road , the Alton & Sangamon , and the Ohio and Mississippi . One particularly significant case of Lincoln's involved the Rock Island Railroad ...
... county authorities could tax a railroad . He similarly served the Tonica and Petersburg Rail- road , the Alton & Sangamon , and the Ohio and Mississippi . One particularly significant case of Lincoln's involved the Rock Island Railroad ...
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