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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... stand with the abolitionists and against the South in blocking the spread of slavery , but it must stand against the abolitionists in upholding the Constitution and the fugitive slave law . In both cases , it would avoid " dangerous ...
... stand clear of him and avoid their " errant folly " of 1858 . Then Douglas dropped a bombshell . In the September ... standing up to Douglas , Lincoln flailed popular sovereignty as " the miner and sapper " for the movement to national ...
... stand . Straightening his suit and stovepipe hat , he faced the cheering multitude and said he was gratified at such expression of feeling for him . He knew that in 1864 they would all fight hard - as hard as they were fighting now ...
Contents
Why Should the Spirit of | 41 |
On the Pilgrimage Road | 91 |
Mighty Scourge of War | 373 |
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