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“Complementing his impressive rendition of Lincoln’s bold and increasingly competent administration of the government, Rawley offers a brief background and succinct opinions on virtually every significant incident and issue in Lincoln’s public and private life. . . . Rawley has written a valuable study.”—Civil War History
(Civil War History )“In less capable hands, Rawley’s argument might have lapsed into hagiography. Instead, Rawley’s Lincoln resembles the Lincoln of many other historians: wise, witty, shrewd, calm, masterful at manipulating politics and policy.”—Michael S. Green, Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association
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The many sides of Abraham Lincoln—war leader, humorist, commander in chief, politician, and emancipator—are vividly depicted in this concise and fresh look at his presidential years. Pivotal events, decisions, and issues in Lincoln’s private and public life are scrutinized and explained clearly by noted historian James A. Rawley. During an innovative yet bloody era marked by mass communication, unheard-of national recognition and media attention, and the increasingly destructive uses of technology to wage war, Lincoln did all that he could to preserve the nation as a whole. Principles underpinning Lincoln’s actions and motivations as administrator and war leader included an abiding spirit of nationalism, which contrasted with the forces driving his immediate predecessors, and the encompassing power conferred upon him as commander in chief in wartime. Accessible and informative, Abraham Lincoln and a Nation Worth Fighting For is an engaging and valuable introduction to the career of one of our most memorable presidents.
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- The Lincoln Enigma: The Changing Faces of an American Icon by Gabor Boritt in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Lincoln Forum: Abraham Lincoln Gettysburg, and the Civil War by John Y. Simon on page 30
- London, Metropolis of the Slave Trade by James A. Rawley in Front Matter
- The Lincoln Enigma: The Changing Faces of an American Icon by Gabor Boritt in Back Matter
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