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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... move Buell's army into battle very soon . Encouraged by even a hint of action , Lincoln said , " Well , on the assurance of the General that he will press the advance in Kentucky , I will be satisfied , and will adjourn this council ...
... move . But Buell did not move . He argued instead , insisting that it was best to operate against Chattanooga in south - central Tennessee . Yet he did not move against Chattanooga either . His supply problems seemed insur- mountable ...
... Move- ment , the draft , the blacks , the foreign situation . At least there was good news from Vicksburg , where Grant was on the move . Unable to take the city from the north , Grant threw military theories to the winds : he cut ...
Contents
Why Should the Spirit of | 41 |
On the Pilgrimage Road | 91 |
Mighty Scourge of War | 373 |
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