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Abraham Lincoln : a legacy of freedom / [executive editor, George Clack ; managing editor, Michael Jay Friedman].

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Format:
Book
Government document
Contributor:
Clack, George
Friedman, Michael Jay.
United States. Department of State. Bureau of International Information Programs
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Lincoln, Abraham.
Presidents--United States--Biography.
Presidents.
Political leadership--United States--History--19th century.
Political leadership.
United States--Politics and government--1861-1865.
United States.
Politics and government.
Genre:
Biography.
collective biographies.
Biographies.
History.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (68 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map
Place of Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Dept. of State, Bureau of International Information Programs, 2008.
Summary:
"The year 2009 marks the bicentennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, the nation's 16th president, and the man often considered its greatest leader. As the United States endured its greatest crisis, this self-educated common man supplied the leadership and the moral force that bound Americans together and carried them to victory. His vision spanned diplomacy and military strategy, political thought and elemental justice for all Americans --- including the African-American slaves he emancipated. The essays gathered here introduce readers to this "best and most widely acclaimed of all Americans.""--Dept. of State website
Contents:
Preface / George Clack
What Lincoln Means to Me / Eileen Mackevich
What Abraham Lincoln Means to Americans Today / Andrew Ferguson
Groundwork for Greatness: Abraham Lincoln to 1854 / Douglas L. Wilson
Path to the White House: Abraham Lincoln From 1854 / Michael Jay Friedman
A New Look for Lincoln / Meghan Loftus
Lincoln as Commander-in-Chief / Peter Cozzens
Lincoln as Diplomat / Howard Jones
Lincoln as Emancipator / Michael Jay Friedman
The Words That Moved a Nation / Ronald C. White, Jr.
Words of Wisdom
Additional Resources.
Notes:
Title from title screen (viewed on May 27, 2009).
Includes bibliographical references (pages 62-63).
OCLC:
352874914

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