Lincoln, the Cabinet, and the Generals /

While numerous accounts exist of President Abraham Lincoln's often-troubled dealings with either his cabinet or his generals, Chester G. Hearn's illuminating history provides the first broad synthesis of Lincoln's complex relationship with both groups. As such, it casts new light on m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hearn, Chester G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2010.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Relations with generals.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Relations with cabinet officers.
Relations with generals.
Relations with cabinet officers.
Politics and government > Decision making.
Political leadership.
Generals.
Cabinet officers.
Generaux > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Ministres > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Generals > United States > History > 19th century.
Cabinet officers > United States > History > 19th century.
Political leadership > United States > History > 19th century.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1861-1865 > Prise de decision.
United States > Politics and government > 1861-1865 > Decision making.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • PREFACE; 1. "Make no contracts . . ."; 2. "Your troubles are over . . ."; 3. "They have gambled me . . ."; 4. "I can't afford to let Seward . . ."; 5. "If this must be done . . ."; 6. "The president is the best . . ."; 7. "The fat is all in the fire . . ."; 8. "The bottom is out of the tub"; 9. "I can't spare this man . . ."; 10. "If I could save the Union . . ."; 11. "In my position . . ."; 12. "If there is a worse place . . ."; 13. "My God, my God, what will . . ."; 14. "Grant is my man . . ."; 15. "Blood can not restore blood"; 16. "This nation, under God . . ."
  • 17. "What can I do . . ."18. "I will fight it out . . ."; 19. "It was best to not swap . . ."; 20. "I begin to see it"; 21. "What is the Presidency worth . . ."; 22. "It shows . . . how sound and how strong . . ."; 23. "It made my heart jump"; 24. "Now he belongs to the ages"; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.

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