Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America : A Biography Paperback / softback
by William E. (, Professor of History, Harvard University) Gienapp
Paperback / softback
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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 strategy evolved from a desire to preserve the Union into one of emancipation and total war. A former backwoodsman and country lawyer, Abraham Lincoln rose to become one of America's greatest presidents.
The biography offers a vivid account of Lincoln's dramatic ascension to the pinnacle of American history.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:256 pages, numerous halftones
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:22/05/2003
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- ISBN:9780195151008
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:256 pages, numerous halftones
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:22/05/2003
- Category:
- ISBN:9780195151008