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We Cannot Escape History

Lincoln and the Last Best Hope of Earth

We Cannot Escape History( )
Editor: McPherson, James M.
Contribution by: McPherson, James M.
Stampp, Kenneth M.
Baker, Jean H.
Holzer, Harold
Current, Richard Nelson
Williams, Frank J.
Peterson, Merrill D.
Paludan, Phillip S.
Gienapp, William E.
Neely, Mark E.
ISBN:978-0-252-06981-9
Publication Date:Feb 2001
Publisher:University of Illinois Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $60.99
Book Description:

A who's who of Lincoln scholars explores why Lincoln considered the Union the ''last best hope of earth'' and how his words and deeds have continued to shape the nation through modern times. Focusing on Lincoln's view of American history and his legacy for the United States and the world, this volume demonstrates the complexity of the problems ......

Book Details
Pages:184
Detailed Subjects: Political Science / American Government / General
History / United States / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.24 x 22.86 x 1.778 cm
Book Weight:0.666 Kilograms
Author Biography
(Editor)
James M. McPherson is the author of Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era, which won a Pulitzer Prize in history, and For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War, a Lincoln Prize winner. He is the George Henry Davis Professor of American History at Princeton University in New Jersey, where he also lives.

His newest book, entitled Abraham Lincoln, celebrates the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth with a short, but detailed look at this president's life. 030



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