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The Three Kentucky Presidents : Lincoln, Taylor, Davis /

The three Kentucky presidents -- Abraham Lincoln, Zachary Taylor, and Jefferson Davis -- were profoundly shaped by their experiences in Kentucky, poised as it was on the border between the North and the South, the East and the Western Frontier. Holman Hamilton asserts that these leaders were persona...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hamilton, Holman
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [2003?]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Abraham Lincoln before His Presidency; 2 Jefferson Davis before His Presidency; 3 Zachary Taylor: Soldier, Planter, President; 4 President Lincoln; 5 President Davis; 6 Slavery, Extension, and the Federal Union; Epilogue; Bibliographical Essay.