Abraham Lincoln and a nation worth fighting for / James A. Rawley ; with a new introduction by the author.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rawley, James A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.

Lincoln, Abraham.

Presidents--United States--Biography.

Presidents.

United States.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

History.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xiii, 240 pages : maps ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2003]

Summary:

The many sides of Abraham Lincoln -- war leader, humorist, commander in chief, politician, and emancipator -- are vividly depicted in this concise and fresh look at his presidential years. Pivotal events, decisions, and issues in Lincoln's private and public life are scrutinized and explained clearly by noted historian James A. Rawley. During an innovative yet bloody era marked by mass communication, unheard-of national recognition and media attention, and the increasingly destructive uses of technology to wage war, Lincoln did all that he could to preserve the nation as a whole. Principles underpinning Lincoln's actions and motivations as administrator and war leader included an abiding spirit of nationalism, which contrasted with the forces driving his immediate predecessors, and the encompassing power conferred upon him as commander in chief in wartime. Accessible and informative, Abraham Lincoln and a Nation Worth Fighting For is an engaging and valuable introduction to the career of one of our most memorable presidents.

Contents:

1 The Path to the Presidency 1

2 "The Union is Perpetual" 35

3 "We Know How to Save the Union": Congress and the Commander-in-Chief 62

4 The War Enters Its Second Year 90

5 "There Are Those Who Are Dissatisfied with Me." 113

6 "From These Honored Dead": Fredericksburg through Gettysburg 138

7 "The Signs Look Better": Reconstruction, Relentlessness, and Reelection 164

8 "With Malice toward None" 199

The Eastern Theater 136

The Western Theater 137.

Notes:

Originally published: Wheeling, Ill. : Harlan Davidson, c1996.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-234) and index.

ISBN:

0803289944

OCLC:

50773646