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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... father , for Abraham would all his life sprout with rustic tales and parables to an extent that sometimes be- mused even his friends . Thomas meant to call the child Abra- ham after his father , a pioneer from Virginia , whom in 1786 ...
... father , for Abraham would all his life sprout with rustic tales and parables to an extent that sometimes be- mused even his friends . Thomas meant to call the child Abra- ham after his father , a pioneer from Virginia , whom in 1786 ...
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... father cut the timbers for and build another cabin , clear ten acres , and plant corn . By this time , father and son , working together , were strangers . Books like Abe's copy of The Revised Statutes of Indi- ana had increased the ...
... father cut the timbers for and build another cabin , clear ten acres , and plant corn . By this time , father and son , working together , were strangers . Books like Abe's copy of The Revised Statutes of Indi- ana had increased the ...
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... father was a Kentucky grandee , Robert Todd , plantation owner and slaveholder . Her mother had died in childbirth when Mary was seven , and Mary Todd would always have an orphan's questing edginess and in- security . Things were made ...
... father was a Kentucky grandee , Robert Todd , plantation owner and slaveholder . Her mother had died in childbirth when Mary was seven , and Mary Todd would always have an orphan's questing edginess and in- security . Things were made ...
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