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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... letter by candlelight . He'd written her before , but she hadn't replied and he was upset about it . In truth , now that they were apart he realized how much he cared for Mary . He felt mortified , he said , every time he called at the ...
... letter assuring him that both boys were fine made him feel better . Did they get the " little letters " he'd sent them ? " Don't let the blessed fellows forget father . " And Mary , you say you are free of headache now ? " That is good ...
... letter from Hooker himself , a letter that described his objectives in full . The entire army was now on the march , Hooker said in the letter . He regretted withholding his final plan until now , but the countryside was full of spies ...
Contents
Why Should the Spirit of | 41 |
On the Pilgrimage Road | 91 |
Mighty Scourge of War | 373 |
Copyright | |
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