Founders' son : a life of Abraham Lincoln /

Abraham Lincoln grew up in the long shadow of the Founding Fathers. Seeking an intellectual and emotional replacement for his own taciturn father, Lincoln turned to the great men of the founding?Washington, Paine, Jefferson?and their great documents?the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution?...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brookhiser, Richard (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Basic Books, [2014]
Temas:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865
1861-1865
Presidents > United States > Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Politics and government
Presidents
United States > Politics and government > 1861-1865.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1861-1865.
United States
Electronic books.
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1809-1830: youth
  • George Washington and liberty
  • 1830-1840: manhood
  • Thomas Paine, laughter, and reason
  • 1840-1852: maturity
  • Henry Clay and the Fourth of July
  • 1854: the repeal of the Missouri Compromise
  • 1855-1858: running for senate
  • 1859-1860: running for president
  • Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence. The towering genius (I)
  • The election of 1860. The towering genius (II)
  • 1861-1863: war, emancipation
  • Preamble to the Constitution
  • 1864-1865: war, death
  • God the father
  • 1865: victory. The towering genius (III)
  • Epilogue: One old man.

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