A biography of Abraham Lincoln emphasizing his roles of lawyer, president, and legend.
A biography of Abraham Lincoln emphasizing his roles of lawyer, president, and legend.
Abraham Lincoln: Abogado, Lider, Leyenda
Offers insight into the life of the Civil War president, including his early poverty and ambitions; the impact of religion, slavery, and business on his political views; his election; and his day-to-day conduct of the war.
Cette biographie linéaire suit A. Lincoln tout au long de sa vie et permet de mettre en exergue son ascension, de fils de paysan à avocat, sénateur et seizième président des États-Unis.--[Memento].
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"A magisterial enterprise."—William Safire, New York Times "No review could do complete justice to the magnificent two-volume biography that has been so well-wrought by Michael Burlingame."—Christopher Hitchens, Atlantic Monthly "The ...
Abraham Lincoln
Hitt, journal entry for 28 July 1858, Hitt Papers, DLC. 67. Benjamin P. Thomas, ed., Three Years with Grant: As Recalled by War Correspondent Sylvanus Cadwallader (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1955), 130; Special Orders 526, Washington, ...
The life and times of America's most famous champion of liberty, a man of peace whose fate was to lead a nation at war with itself.
held by the Democrats that if the special session adjourned sine die the charter of the banks would be forfeited, a purpose the party was eager to accomplish. The Whigs, who were defending the banks, wished to prevent the adjournment of ...
1861, in Levenson, ed., Letters of Henry Adams, 1:225. 198. Washington correspondence by James Shepherd Pike, 24 Jan., New York Tribune, 26 Jan. 1861. 199. Washington correspondence by Observer, 27 Feb., New York Times, 1 Mar. 1861.
Chronicles the life of the United States' sixteenth president, covering his childhood, early jobs, entry into politics, significant acts as commander-in-chief, and assassination.
Welles , quoted in Harry J. Carman and Reinhard H. Luthin , Lincoln and the Patronage ( New York : Columbia University Press , 1943 ) , 336 . 55. Carl Russell Fish , " Lincoln and the Patronage , " American Historical Review 8 ( 1902 ) ...
Reproduction of the original: Abraham Lincoln: Was he a Christian? by John B. Remsburg
This new replica edition features all the original illustrations.
board was the house of one Lucas, consisting of a single room, sixteen feet square, and tenanted by Mr. and Mrs. Lucas, ten children, three dogs, two cats, and himself. There were many who lived in hovels so cold that they had to sleep ...
But one ticket was Sangston, the States Bights can- presented, and 9244 ballots were didates." — J. Thomas Scharf, cast for Messrs. John C. Brune, " History of Maryland," Vol. Boss Winans, Henry M. War- III., p. 424.
This new replica edition features all the original illustrations.
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