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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Thomas Keneally. the Rebels and the British , the administration reluctantly agreed to release the Rebel commissioners , James Mason and John Slidell , to continue their journey . One benefit of the new year would be that Simon Cameron ...
Thomas Keneally. the Rebels and the British , the administration reluctantly agreed to release the Rebel commissioners , James Mason and John Slidell , to continue their journey . One benefit of the new year would be that Simon Cameron ...
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... Rebel movement , and Lincoln was enthusi- astic about the positive ones , the chance the Union had been of- fered to cut the Rebels adrift . Early in the 141 Abraham Lincoln.
... Rebel movement , and Lincoln was enthusi- astic about the positive ones , the chance the Union had been of- fered to cut the Rebels adrift . Early in the 141 Abraham Lincoln.
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... Rebel Vir- ginia legislature reconvene to manage the civil side of Virginia's reconstruction . Seward and the rest of the cabinet began to dis- suade Lincoln , telling him they would not countenance the idea of unrepentant Rebel ...
... Rebel Vir- ginia legislature reconvene to manage the civil side of Virginia's reconstruction . Seward and the rest of the cabinet began to dis- suade Lincoln , telling him they would not countenance the idea of unrepentant Rebel ...
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