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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... friend ; “ and as part of my superstition , I believe God made me one of the instruments of bringing your Fanny and ... friends . " Encouraged by Speed's success , Lincoln started seeing Mary again , meeting her secretly at the Francis ...
... friends begged him to seek the commissionership himself , on the grounds that he alone could save the post for Illinois . But Lincoln had promised to support Edwards and refused to abandon him . When Butterfield's appointment seemed ...
... friends at the telegraph office . When all the votes were in , Lincoln's candidates polled 190,000 popular votes and Douglas's 176,000 . But with the Democratic holdovers in the legislature , Democrats outnumbered Republicans there 54 ...
Contents
Why Should the Spirit of | 41 |
On the Pilgrimage Road | 91 |
Mighty Scourge of War | 373 |
Copyright | |
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