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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... became apparent to everyone when he put Armstrong on his back . According to a number of versions , the Clary Grove Boys did not seem to like this , but Armstrong called them off a defiant Lincoln and became his friend and admirer for ...
... became apparent to everyone when he put Armstrong on his back . According to a number of versions , the Clary Grove Boys did not seem to like this , but Armstrong called them off a defiant Lincoln and became his friend and admirer for ...
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... became used to the sight of the gangling postmaster - surveyor hauling his instruments across a complicated and heavily wooded landscape , with letters stuck into his hatband for delivery to farms along the way . Some notes he had ...
... became used to the sight of the gangling postmaster - surveyor hauling his instruments across a complicated and heavily wooded landscape , with letters stuck into his hatband for delivery to farms along the way . Some notes he had ...
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... became in- fected and she became so gravely ill that Lincoln summoned Robert from Harvard to be by her side . No one ever knew for certain whether it was an act of sabotage - the bolts that held the seat may have been deliberately ...
... became in- fected and she became so gravely ill that Lincoln summoned Robert from Harvard to be by her side . No one ever knew for certain whether it was an act of sabotage - the bolts that held the seat may have been deliberately ...
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