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The Abraham Lincoln Encyclopedia

Author : Mark E. Neely
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015040122106

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The Abraham Lincoln Encyclopedia by Mark E. Neely Pdf

Among the many novel features of this volume: It carefully examines Lincoln's views on a wide variety of subjects such as economics, race, the Constitution, Indians, patronage, habeas corpus, and dozens more. It offers biographical sketches of members of Lincoln's family and describes how he felt about them, including his "rebel" sister-in-law and an enterprising cousin who used Lincoln's Presidential nomination to launch a flourishing souvenir business. It portrays and clearly captures scores of Lincoln's associates, assistants, colleagues, and enemies, from Charles Francis Adams and George Atzerodt to Fernando Wood and Richard Yates. It appraises all the major Lincoln biographers and their books and also covers others associated with the subject: collectors and collections, portrait painters and photographers, famous documents and sites. - From Publisher.

Abraham Lincoln

Author : Steven Otfinoski
Publisher : Children's Press(CT)
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0516228870

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Abraham Lincoln by Steven Otfinoski Pdf

When Republican Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860, states in the South began seceding, refusing to be ruled by an antislavery party. The Civil War began weeks after he took office. Lincoln became the commander-in-chief of the Union armies during four years of bloody fighting. He also became the main spokesman for the ideals of the Union cause. On January 1, 1863, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Southern states free of their masters, and making the ending of slavery one of the Union's goals. Lincoln was reelected in 1864, and by early 1865, a Union victory was near. "With malice toward none and charity for all, let us bind up the nation's wounds." Lincoln said in his second inaugural. The war ended in early April. Days later, Lincoln was assassinated by a Southern sympathizer, and so became the highest-ranking victim of the great Civil War. Book jacket.

The Lincoln Assassination Encyclopedia

Author : Edward Steers
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780061987052

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The Lincoln Assassination Encyclopedia by Edward Steers Pdf

“In this encyclopedia of Lincoln’s assassination, Edward Steers, Jr., the foremost scholar of the assassination, has assembled knowledge of the subject scattered in documents and writings over a period of nearly a century and a half, organized it authoritatively and comprehensively, and written about it clearly.” —William Hanchett, author of Out of the Wilderness: The Life of Abraham Lincoln The definitive A-to-Z reference to the Abraham Lincoln assassination by Edward Steers, author of Blood on the Moon: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln. With a foreword by Manhunt author James L. Swanson.

The Lincoln Encyclopedia

Author : Abraham Lincoln
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UVA:X001259324

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The Lincoln Encyclopedia by Abraham Lincoln Pdf

Partisans and Poets explores the popular poetries that interacted with American political culture during World War I. Van Wienen describes how poetry in mainstream newspapers and major-press anthologies bolstered dominant, nationalist ideologies, and demonstrates how pacifist and socialist verse mobilized minority groups contending for hegemonic power. While recovering the work of many forgotten modern poets, Partisans and Poets asserts that wartime poetry engaged in complex negotiations with specific and often dangerous political and historical circumstances.

Abraham Lincoln

Author : Karen Judson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0894909398

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Abraham Lincoln by Karen Judson Pdf

Abraham Lincoln, one of the most revered American Presidents, led the nation through the Civil War and preserved the Union, and issued the Emancipation Proclamation that in effect ended slavery. This biography covers his early years as a young state legislator, his family life and his role in the controversy over the expansion of slavery to the new states, as well as the difficult years of his Presidency, and his assassination by John Wilkes Booth.

A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln

Author : David A. Adler
Publisher : Lerner Publishing Group
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781430130369

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A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln by David A. Adler Pdf

"This presentation of the pertinent facts of the life, times, and importance of the sixteenth president of the United States is a good starting point for children beginning history studies and biographies." - School Library Journal

The Lincoln Assassination Encyclopedia

Author : Edward Steers
Publisher : Harper Perennial
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2010-05-11
Category : History
ISBN : 0061787752

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The Lincoln Assassination Encyclopedia by Edward Steers Pdf

The definitive A to Z reference on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln The first book of its kind, The Lincoln Assassination Encyclopedia is a truly indispensable guide to one of the most dramatic and fascinating events in our nation's history: the murder of the sixteenth president of the United States. Written by Edward Steers, Jr., acclaimed author of Blood on the Moon and one of the world's leading authorities on the subject, here is an exhaustive, highly readable resource that includes: All the known persons, places, events, and conspiracies connected to the tragedy More than 150 period photographs and maps, many never before published The truth behind the hoaxes, myths, and legends surrounding the assassination A comprehensive narrative and timeline of events . . . and more With a foreword by James L. Swanson, bestselling author of Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer, The Lincoln Assassination Encyclopedia is the perfect addition to every Lincoln library.

Lincoln Legends

Author : Edward SteersJr.
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2007-10-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780813172750

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Lincoln Legends by Edward SteersJr. Pdf

In the more than 140 years since his death, Abraham Lincoln has become America's most revered president. The mythmaking about this self-made man began early, some of it starting during his campaign for the presidency in 1860. As an American icon, Lincoln has been the subject of speculation and inquiry as authors and researchers have examined every aspect—personal and professional—of the president's life. In Lincoln Legends, noted historian and Lincoln expert Edward Steers Jr. carefully scrutinizes some of the most notorious tall tales and distorted ideas about America's sixteenth president. These inaccuracies and speculations about Lincoln's personal and professional life abound. Did he write his greatest speech on the back of an envelope on the way to Gettysburg? Did Lincoln appear before a congressional committee to defend his wife against charges of treason? Was he an illegitimate child? Did Lincoln have romantic encounters with women other than his wife? Did he have love affairs with men? What really happened in the weeks leading up to April 14, 1865, and in the aftermath of Lincoln's tragic assassination? Lincoln Legends evaluates the evidence on all sides of the many heated debates about the Great Emancipator. Not only does Steers weigh the merits of all relevant arguments and interpretations, but he also traces the often fascinating evolution of flawed theories about Lincoln and uncovers the motivations of the individuals—occasionally sincere but more often cynical, self-serving, and nefarious—who are responsible for their dispersal. Based on extensive primary research, the conclusions in Lincoln Legends will settle many of the enduring questions and persistent myths about Lincoln's life once and for all. Steers leaves us with a clearer image of Abraham Lincoln as a man, as an exceptionally effective president, and as a deserving recipient of the nation's admiration.

Blood on the Moon

Author : Edward Steers
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2005-10-21
Category : History
ISBN : 0813191513

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Blood on the Moon by Edward Steers Pdf

Blood on the Moon examines the evidence, myths, and lies surrounding the political assassination that dramatically altered the course of American history. Was John Wilkes Booth a crazed loner acting out of revenge, or was he the key player in a wide conspiracy aimed at removing the one man who had crushed the Confederacy's dream of independence? Edward Steers Jr. crafts an intimate, engaging narrative of the events leading to Lincoln's death and the political, judicial, and cultural aftermaths of his assassination.

Abraham Lincoln

Author : Jim Hargrove
Publisher : Children's Press(CT)
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0516013599

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Abraham Lincoln by Jim Hargrove Pdf

This book traces the life of the frontier clerk, storekeeper, lawyer, politician, and Civil War President.

A New Birth of Freedom

Author : Harry V. Jaffa
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781538114339

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A New Birth of Freedom by Harry V. Jaffa Pdf

When it originally appeared, A New Birth of Freedom represented a milestone in Lincoln studies, the culmination of over a half a century of study and reflection by one of America's foremost scholars of American politics. Now reissued on the centenary of Jaffa’s birth with a new foreword by the esteemed Lincoln scholar Allen Guelzo, this long-awaited sequel to Jaffa’s earlier classic, Crisis of the House Divided, offers a piercing examination of the political thought of Abraham Lincoln and the themes of self-government, equality, and statesmanship on the eve of the Civil War. “Four decades ago, Harry Jaffa offered powerful insights on the Lincoln-Douglas debates in his Crisis of the House Divided. In this long-awaited sequel, he picks up the threads of that earlier study in this stimulating new interpretation of the showdown conflict between slavery and freedom in the election of 1860 and the secession crisis that followed. Every student of Lincoln needs to read and ponder this book.”— James M. McPherson, Princeton University “A masterful synthesis and analysis of the contending political philosophies on the eve of the Civil War. A magisterial work that arrives after a lifetime of scholarship and reflection—and earns our gratitude as well as our respect.”— Kirkus Reviews “The essence of Jaffa's case—meticulously laid out over nearly 500 pages—is that the Constitution is not, as Lincoln put it, a 'free love arrangement' held together by passing fancy. It is an indissoluble compact in which all men consent to be governed by majority, provided their inalienable rights are preserved.”— Bret Stephens; The Wall Street Journal

Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution

Author : James M. McPherson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1992-06-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199762705

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Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution by James M. McPherson Pdf

James McPherson has emerged as one of America's finest historians. Battle Cry of Freedom, his Pulitzer Prize-winning account of the Civil War, was a national bestseller that Hugh Brogan, in The New York Times Book Review, called "history writing of the highest order." In that volume, McPherson gathered in the broad sweep of events, the political, social, and cultural forces at work during the Civil War era. Now, in Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution, he offers a series of thoughtful and engaging essays on aspects of Lincoln and the war that have rarely been discussed in depth. McPherson again displays his keen insight and sterling prose as he examines several critical themes in American history. He looks closely at the President's role as Commander-in-Chief of the Union forces, showing how Lincoln forged a national military strategy for victory. He explores the importance of Lincoln's great rhetorical skills, uncovering how--through parables and figurative language--he was uniquely able to communicate both the purpose of the war and a new meaning of liberty to the people of the North. In another section, McPherson examines the Civil War as a Second American Revolution, describing how the Republican Congress elected in 1860 passed an astonishing blitz of new laws (rivaling the first hundred days of the New Deal), and how the war not only destroyed the social structure of the old South, but radically altered the balance of power in America, ending 70 years of Southern power in the national government. The Civil War was the single most transforming and defining experience in American history, and Abraham Lincoln remains the most important figure in the pantheon of our mythology. These graceful essays, written by one of America's leading historians, offer fresh and unusual perspectives on both.

Abraham Lincoln

Author : Justine Korman,Ron Fontes,Justine Fontes
Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0789473763

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Abraham Lincoln by Justine Korman,Ron Fontes,Justine Fontes Pdf

A biography of Abraham Lincoln emphasizing his roles of lawyer, president, and legend.

Andrew Johnson

Author : Zachary Kent
Publisher : Children's Press(CT)
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0516013637

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Andrew Johnson by Zachary Kent Pdf

Follows the life and career of the statesman who became the seventeenth president of the United States after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

The Gettysburg Address

Author : Abraham Lincoln
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2009-08-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780141956633

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The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln Pdf

The Address was delivered at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, during the American Civil War, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the decisive Battle of Gettysburg. In just over two minutes, Lincoln invoked the principles of human equality espoused by the Declaration of Independence and redefined the Civil War as a struggle not merely for the Union, but as "a new birth of freedom" that would bring true equality to all of its citizens, and that would also create a unified nation in which states' rights were no longer dominant. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.