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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... proclamation at this time . Why ? Because the Union had won no clear military victories , particularly in the showcase Eastern theater . As a consequence , Europe would view an emancipation proclamation as " our last shriek on the ...
... proclamation alongside the Declaration of Independence and the English reform bill . A majority of Republicans , of course , welcomed the proclamation as a bold and necessary war measure . And most liberals were as happy as the ...
... proclamation strong editorial support , assuring their readers once again that liberated slaves would not stampede into the North . As Lincoln feared , the final proclamation shattered what remained of his broad bipartisan war coalition ...
Contents
Why Should the Spirit of | 41 |
On the Pilgrimage Road | 91 |
Mighty Scourge of War | 373 |
Copyright | |
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