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Abraham Lincoln [electronic resource] : great American historians on our sixteenth president / Brian Lamb and Susan Swain, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Miscellanea.
- Lincoln, Abraham.
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Anniversaries, etc.
- Presidents--United States--Biography.
- Presidents.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 371 p., [16] p. : col. ill., maps.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : PublicAffairs, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this beautifully designed volume, America's top Lincoln historians offer a diverse array of perspectives on the life and legacy of America's sixteenth president. Spanning Lincoln's lifefrom his early career as a Springfield lawyer, to his presidential reign during one of America's most troubled historical periods, to his assassination in 1865these essays, developed from original C-SPAN interviews, provide a compelling, composite portrait of Lincoln, one that offers up new stories and fresh insights on a defining leader. Extras include a timeline of Lincoln's life, brief biographies of the 56 contributors, and Lincoln's most famous speeches.
- Contents:
- Intro
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- ABOUT THE COVER ILLUSTRATION
- A NOTE TO READERS ON STYLE
- THE LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
- Part 1
- Part 2
- Part 3
- Part 4
- Part 5
- AFTERWORD
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES
- INDEX.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- "A C-Span book."
- ISBN:
- 1-282-74416-X
- 9786612744167
- 0-7867-2683-0
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