Abraham Lincoln Deals with Foreign Affairs: A Diplomat in Carpet Slippers [Paperback]

Jay Monaghan (Author), Howard Jones (Introduction)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 28, 1997

On the eve of the American Civil War, the old predatory powers of Europe were waiting to capitalize on the split in the Union. President Lincoln had to prevent foreign governments from giving official recognition to the Confederacy. Jay Monaghan shows how the underestimated, “rustic” president dealt with diplomats both in this country and abroad—and also with contentious politicians and cabinet members.

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One aspect of the Civil War that is often overlooked is the rest of the world's impression of it. Here, Monaghan details how Lincoln dealt with foreign powers to prevent them from recognizing the Confederacy as a legitimate government. This is the only paperback of the 1945 original currently available.
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Review

“Monaghan has told this whole complex story of Lincoln’s conduct of foreign affairs with vigor and wit.”—H. S. Commager, New York Times

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“Brilliant in style, brilliant in narrative sparkle, and above all brilliant in its easy mastery of an immense body of factual data.”—Allan Nevins

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“A fine work of narrative history, which combines in rare fashion humor, imagination and scholarly research.”—Richard Hofstadter, New Republic

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“A fascinating story, and Monaghan gets the most out of it. Good photographs and contemporary cartoons.”—New Yorker

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“Monaghan, able scholar and skilled writer, has done full justice to this mural-sized canvas. No student of Lincoln will want to miss it.”—Boston Globe

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Product Details

• Paperback: 510 pages
• Publisher: Bison Books (April 28, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0803282311
• ISBN-13: 978-0803282315
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,865,290 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)