Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America
a biography
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Publication
2002 - Oxford University Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
59,750 words, Guess
Page Count
239 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveabrahamlincolnci00gien
- Internet Archiveabrahamlincolnci00gien_028
- Internet Archiveabrahamlincolnci0000gien
- ISBN-139780195151008
- ISBN-100195150996
and 9 more
- ISBN-100195151003
- ISBN-139780195150995
- Goodreads3581650', '104298
- Library of Congress Control Number2001050056
- OCLC Control Number47989977
- OCLC Control Number427426352
- Better World Books9780195150995
- Better World Books9780195151008
- Open LibraryOL3953062M
Classifications
- DDC973.7/092
- DDCB
- LCCE457 .G46 2002
and 2 more
- LCCE457.G46 2001
- LCCE457 .G46 2001
Description
Preface1. A Son of the Frontier2. Thwarted Ambition3. Rise to Power4. A People's Contest5. From Limited War to Revolution6. Midstream7. To Finish the Task8. With Malice Toward NoneChronology of Abraham LincolnList of AbbreviationsNotesBibliographical EssayIndex
Description
"In Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America, historian William Gienapp provides a biography of the most revered figure in United States history.". "While the heart of the book focuses on the Civil War, Gienapp begins with a finely etched portrait of Lincoln's early life, from pioneer farm boy, to politician and lawyer in Springfield, to his stunning election as sixteenth president of the United States. We see how Lincoln grew during his years in office, how he developed a keen aptitude for military strategy and displayed enormous skill in dealing with his generals, and also how his war strategy evolved from a desire to preserve the Union to emancipation and total war.". "Gienapp shows how Lincoln's early years influenced his skills as commander-in-chief, and also demonstrates that throughout the stresses of the war years, Lincoln's basic character shone through: his good will and fundamental decency, his remarkable self-confidence matched with genuine humility, his immunity to the passions and hatreds the war spawned, his extraordinary patience, and his timeless devotion.". "A former backwoodsman and country lawyer, Abraham Lincoln rose to become one of our greatest presidents. This biography offers a vivid account of Lincoln's dramatic ascension to the pinnacle of American history."--BOOK JACKET.
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Genres
- Biography
Other Editions
- Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America: a biography
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