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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... he'd ever waged . Then all he could do was wait and see how many Republicans and Democrats would be elected to the legislature . Election day , November 7 , was cold and rainy . Lincoln voted early , then spent the evening with friends ...
... he'd promised the Confederate government that Sumter would be abandoned . And he'd said the same thing to Virginia Unionists . Yet here Lincoln was , announcing that he was going to hold the fort . My Troubles Have Just Begun 223.
... he'd called fewer meetings than some would have liked ( an eye on Chase now ) , but that only demonstrated how he'd gained confidence in himself and needed less advice from people . Nevertheless , he'd consulted with them all on ...
Contents
Why Should the Spirit of | 41 |
On the Pilgrimage Road | 91 |
Mighty Scourge of War | 373 |
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