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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... battle for control not only of ter- rain but of a railhead - the very medium of transportation in which the president himself had developed such expertise as a lawyer . On July 21 citizens who had come out in carriages to observe the battle ...
... battle for control not only of ter- rain but of a railhead - the very medium of transportation in which the president himself had developed such expertise as a lawyer . On July 21 citizens who had come out in carriages to observe the battle ...
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... battle had ended , and the Union had held the ridge . To the relieved Meade , this was the job accomplished . To the joyful Lincoln , the major opportunity now presented itself . He was disappointed when Meade issued an order to his men ...
... battle had ended , and the Union had held the ridge . To the relieved Meade , this was the job accomplished . To the joyful Lincoln , the major opportunity now presented itself . He was disappointed when Meade issued an order to his men ...
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... battle , from Culp's Hill to the Round Tops . This speech was enormously successful , brilliant in the eyes of contempo- raries , including Lincoln's secretaries , Hay and Nicolay , who considered it the dominant oratory of the day ...
... battle , from Culp's Hill to the Round Tops . This speech was enormously successful , brilliant in the eyes of contempo- raries , including Lincoln's secretaries , Hay and Nicolay , who considered it the dominant oratory of the day ...
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