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Tried by war : Abraham Lincoln as commander in chief James M. McPherson
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks E 457.2 .M37 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McPherson, James M.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Military leadership.
- Lincoln, Abraham.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
- United States.
- United States--Politics and government--1861-1865.
- Executive power--United States--History--19th century.
- Executive power.
- Presidents--United States--Biography.
- Presidents.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 329 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Penguin Press, 2008.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-314) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781594201912
- 1594201919
- OCLC:
- 212847711
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