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1) Abe: Abraham Lincoln in his times

Author

Reynolds, David S

Publisher

Penguin Press

Pub. Date

2020.

Language

English

Description

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"ABE is a cultural biography of Abraham Lincoln, following Lincoln's monumental life from cradle to grave while weaving a narrative that includes Lincoln's cultural influences and the nation-wide and regional cultural trends and moods and happenings of his day, and how Lincoln both shaped and was shaped by his America. The music, humor, literature, and fashions of the time and their impact on Lincoln's life are explored as well, and analysis of other...

2) A just and generous nation: Abraham Lincoln and the fight for American opportunity

Author

Holzer, Harold

Publisher

Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group

Pub. Date

[2015]

Language

English

Description

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An "account of the beliefs that inspired our sixteenth president to go to war when the Southern states seceded from the Union. Rather than a commitment to eradicating slavery or a defense of the Union, they argue, Lincoln's guiding principle was the defense of equal economic opportunity"--

3) Tried by war: Abraham Lincoln as commander in chief

Author

McPherson, James M

Pub. Date

2008.

Language

English

Formats

Book, CD

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Evaluates Lincoln's talents as a commander in chief in spite of limited military experience, tracing the ways in which he worked with, or against, his senior commanders to defeat the Confederacy and reshape the presidential role.