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Long considered a classic, Benjamin P. Thomas's Abraham Lincoln: A Biography takes an incisive look at one of American history's greatest figures. Originally published in 1952 to wide acclaim, this eloquent account rises above previously romanticized depictions of the sixteenth president t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Thomas, Benjamin Platt, 1902-1956
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2008.
Edición:Southern Illinois University Press pbk. ed.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865.
Presidents.
HISTORY.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
United States.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Machine derived contents note: Contents
  • LISTS OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS ix
  • FOREWORD by Michael Burlingame xi
  • Preface 00
  • Acknowledgments 00
  • I The Short and Simple Annals of the Poor 3
  • II Young Man on His Own 23
  • III Frontier Legislator: His Love Affairs 44
  • IV Courtship and Marriage 81
  • V LawyerPolitician 92
  • VI The Gentleman from Illinois 111
  • VII Echoes of National Conflict 130
  • VIII Lincoln Re-enters Politics 144
  • IX A Political Plunge 161
  • X Defeated for the Senate 171
  • XI The Making of a President 194
  • XII Peace or a Sword 226
  • XIII A War for Democracy 257
  • XIV Shadows on the White House 284
  • XV McClellan in Command 305
  • XVI The Occasion is Piled High with Difficulty 335
  • XVII The Signs Look Better 376
  • XVIII There Are No Lincoln Men 409
  • XIX Profile of a President 456
  • XX To Bind Up the Nations Wounds 487
  • Index 523.

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