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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... wrote the same I wrote in both hast and speed and left it here for fools to read He took pride in his penmanship , loved to sketch letters in the dust and snow , loved to construct words and sentences in his copybook . He became the ...
... wrote his friend ; “ and as part of my superstition , I believe God made me one of the instruments of bringing your Fanny and you together , which union , I have no doubt He had fore - ordained . Whatever he designs , he will do for me ...
... wrote at a table between two high windows , sitting in a large armchair with his legs crossed . This June he worked on his message to Congress , writing in his usual slow and laborious manner , often whispering phrases to get them right ...
Contents
Why Should the Spirit of | 41 |
On the Pilgrimage Road | 91 |
Mighty Scourge of War | 373 |
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