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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... soldiers from fleeing , arrived at Lin- coln's door with outraged tales of the cowardice of his soldiers . Then General Scott himself came to the White House at two o'clock to insist that Mary Lincoln and her sons leave 110 THOMAS KENEALLY.
... soldiers from fleeing , arrived at Lin- coln's door with outraged tales of the cowardice of his soldiers . Then General Scott himself came to the White House at two o'clock to insist that Mary Lincoln and her sons leave 110 THOMAS KENEALLY.
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... soldiers in a grudging order to his army that any mistakes by the executive ( he meant the proclamation ) could be corrected at the polls in the coming midterm elections . McClellan felt outraged at being the unwitting catalyst of the ...
... soldiers in a grudging order to his army that any mistakes by the executive ( he meant the proclamation ) could be corrected at the polls in the coming midterm elections . McClellan felt outraged at being the unwitting catalyst of the ...
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... old friend - of - séances , Dan Sickles . The Union forces managed by a whisker to anchor their line on two hills , Little Round Top and Round Top . At the Soldiers ' Home in Washington that second day 143 Abraham Lincoln.
... old friend - of - séances , Dan Sickles . The Union forces managed by a whisker to anchor their line on two hills , Little Round Top and Round Top . At the Soldiers ' Home in Washington that second day 143 Abraham Lincoln.
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