Abraham Lincoln |
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| Author:
| McPherson, James M. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-537452-0 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2009 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $13.99 |
Book Description:
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author James M. McPherson illuminates the life of Abraham Lincoln. We witness the dramatic impact the Kansan-Nebraska Act had on Lincoln, arousing him "as he had never been before," leading him to plunge back into politics as a leader of the Republican anti-slavery movement; his election as president despite garnering less than 40% of the popular vote, and no votes at all in ten southern states; his masterful role as Commander in Chief during the Civil War; the...
More DescriptionPulitzer Prize-winning author James M. McPherson illuminates the life of Abraham Lincoln. We witness the dramatic impact the Kansan-Nebraska Act had on Lincoln, arousing him "as he had never been before," leading him to plunge back into politics as a leader of the Republican anti-slavery movement; his election as president despite garnering less than 40% of the popular vote, and no votes at all in ten southern states; his masterful role as Commander in Chief during the Civil War; the writing of the Emancipation Proclamation; and his assassination.