With Malice Toward None: The Life of Abraham LincolnThe definitive life of Abraham Lincoln, With Malice Toward None is historian Stephen B. Oates's acclaimed and enthralling portrait of America's greatest leader. Oates masterfully charts, with the pacing of a novel, Lincoln's rise from bitter poverty in America's midwestern frontier to become a self-made success in business, law, and regional politics. The second half of the book examines his legendary leadership on the national stage as president during one of the country's most tumultuous and bloody periods, the Civil War years, which concluded tragically with Lincoln's assassination. In this award-winning biography, Lincoln steps forward out of the shadow of myth as a recognizable, fully drawn American whose remarkable life continues to inspire and inform us today. |
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... Seward . Could it be done ? Or was Seward as unassailable as Trumbull contended ? As they analyzed Seward's record and political profile , Lincoln's managers spotted certain cracks in his armor they hoped to exploit . True , he was the ...
... Seward spoke for Lincoln as well . Though Lincoln had not authorized Seward's statements , Seward took it for granted that the President would follow his advice , that this " little Illinois lawyer " would make Seward a kind of prime ...
... Seward was now squeezed out of foreign policy decisions . On the contrary , Lincoln prevailed on Seward and Sumner both for advice , realizing that he needed more than one view in an area where he knew he was ignorant . He still ...
Contents
Why Should the Spirit of | 41 |
On the Pilgrimage Road | 91 |
Mighty Scourge of War | 373 |
Copyright | |
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