The political life of Abraham Lincoln
"A multi-volume history of Lincoln as a political genius--from his obscure beginnings to his presidency, assassination, and the overthrow of his post-Civil War dreams of Reconstruction. The first volume traces Lincoln from his painful youth, describing himself as 'a slave, ' to his em...
| Main Author: | Blumenthal, Sidney, 1948- |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Simon & Schuster,
2016-<2019>
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| Physical Description: |
volumes <1-3> : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Edition: | First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Volume 1. 1809-1849. A self made man.
- Volume 2. 1849-1856. Wrestling with his angel.
- Volume 3. 1856-1860. All the powers of Earth.
- v. 1. Timeline of Major Events ; Cast of Major Characters ; The Slave ; The Reader ; The Age of Reason ; The Slasher ; Paradise Lost ; Old Man Eloquent ; The Springfield Lyceum ; The Rivals ; The Romance ; The Prophet ; The Duelist ; Coup d'État ; Infidels ; Great Expectations ; Ranchero Spotty ; The Hayseed ; The Firm ; The Spoils ; A Hundred Keys.
- v. 2. Timeline of Major Events ; Cast of Major Characters ; Wrestling with His Angel ; White Negroes ; The Civil War of Old Rough and Ready ; The Art of the Deal ; The Consequences of Peace ; What Is to Be Done? ; A Hero's Welcome ; The Making of a Dark Horse ; The Victory March of Old Fuss and Feathers ; The Death of Henry Clay ; The Waterloo of the Whigs ; The Acting President of the United States ; I, Thomas Hart Benton ; The Triumph of the F Street Mess ; A Self-Evident Lie ; Citizen Know Nothing ; The Conquest of Kansas ; Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Slavery ; Armed Liberty ; The Failure of Free Society ; The Blood of the Revolution ; Senator Lincoln ; The Republican ; Destiny and Power.
- v.3. Timeline of Major Events ; Cast of Major Characters ; Things fall apart ; Vaulting ambition ; The spirit of violence ; War to the knife ; The puritan as prophet ; Cyclops ; A voice from the grave ; The harlot slavery ; The assassination of Charles Sumner ; Arguments of the chivalry ; Exterminating angel ; Democracy in America ; Creation ; Miss Fancy ; The forbidden word ; Vice president Lincoln ; The birther campaign ; The great awakening ; The white man ; All the powers of Earth ; The wizard of Mississippi ; The unmasking of the president ; A house divided ; The higher object ; The moral lights ; The phoenix ; Icarus ; This guilty land ; Witch Hunt ; Right makes might ; Walpurgisnacht ; The railsplitter ; The wigwam ; A fallen star ; Wide-awake.