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The Lincoln Enigma
Gabor Boritt, ed. An all-star cast of historians - including two Pulitzer
and three Lincoln Prize winners - questions our assumptions of Lincoln and
provides a new vitality to our ongoing reflection on his life and legacy.
Read about much-debated aspects of Lincoln's life, including his loves and
marriage, his plan to send blacks back to Africa, and his controversial
treatment of the Constitution. It's a thought-provoking collection of
essays sure to stir debate. 351 pgs., 80 B&W photos and illustrations, 6"x
9¼", sfbd.
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Lincoln
The New York Times Best Seller
Donald. Drawing extensively from Lincoln's personal papers and from newly
discovered records of Lincoln's legal practice, this book paints a
stunningly original portrait of the sixteenth president. He emerges as
both a great leader and an imperfect human being - a vigorous man beset by
personal and political troubles who weathered them all to become America's
most revered president. 714 pgs., 32 pages of B&W photos and
illustrations, 6"x 9", sfbd.
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Lincoln & Davis
Imagining America 1809-1865. Brian R. Dirck. Going well beyond most
conventional accounts, the author examines Lincoln's and Davis' respective
ideas concerning national identity, highlighting the strengths and
shortcomings of each leader's worldview. By focusing on issues that have
often been overlooked in previous studies of Lincoln and Davis - and of
the war in general - he reveals the ways in which these two leaders viewed
that imagined community called the American nation. 344 pgs., 6¼"x 9¼",
hdbd.
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Abraham Lincoln and the Road to Emancipation, 1861-1865
William Klingaman. In this fresh look at the making of what is arguably
the greatest reform in American history, the author uncovers the events
that led up to Lincoln's momentous Emancipation Proclamation. The study
covers Lincoln from inauguration to tragic assassination, and concludes
with a discussion of what the Proclamation really meant to four million
newly freed blacks and its subsequent impact on race relations in America.
344 pgs., 5¼"x 8", sfbd.
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Honor's Voice
The Transformation of Abraham Lincoln. Douglas L. Wilson. Abraham
Lincoln's remarkable emergence from the rural Midwest and his rise to the
presidency have been the stuff of romance and legend. But as this book
shows us, Lincoln's transformation was not one long triumphal march, but a
process that was more than once seriously derailed. Focusing on the
crucial years between 1831 and 1842, This skillful analysis reveals the
individual behind the legends. 383 pgs., 6¼"x 9¼", hdbd.
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The Women in Lincoln's Life
H. Donald Winkler. The tumultuous experiences Abraham Lincoln had with the
women in his life have long been known, but here the stories have been
brought together - and filled out with newly discovered accounts - in a
fresh, new way that shows their effect on Lincoln's personality, ambition,
and spirit. 288 pgs., 45 B&W photos and illustrations, 6"x 9", hdbd. |
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The Lincoln No One Knows
38 Mysteries of One of America's Most Admired Presidents. Webb Garrison.
Focuses on the mysteries that continue to surround Lincoln. If he was
against slavery, why did he countermand early efforts to free slaves? How
did this high-income attorney become packaged as the "rail-splitter
candidate" for president? Written in a warm, conversational style, this
unique book reveals the depth and complexity of one of America's greatest
presidents. 320 pgs., 125 B&W photos and illustrations, 6"x 9", sfbd.
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Come Retribution
The Confederate Secret Service and the Assassination of Lincoln. Tidwell,
Hall & Gaddy. This is the first book to explore the Confederate Secret
Service's link to the death of Abraham Lincoln. Investigating the
assassination from their perspective as career intelligence officers,
Tidwell and Gaddy, joined by James Hall, one of the leading authorities on
the assassination, find and follow the clues, interpret the clandestine
evidence, and draw well-founded conclusions. 510 pgs., 30 B&W photos, 6"x
9", sfbd
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Lincoln's Men
How President Lincoln Became Father to an Army and a Nation. Davis.
Abraham Lincoln inspired feelings unlike those instilled by any previous
commander-in-chief in America. This book draws on thousands of unpublished
letters and diaries from members of the Union Army to tell the story of
how a new and untested president became "Father Abraham," casting a new
light on our most famous president. 315 pgs., 6"x 9", sfbd.
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Abraham Lincoln
A Press Portrait. Herbert Mitgang. 100 articles dating from 1832-1865 and
originating in 19 states and three European nations are represented to
illuminate Lincoln through un-retouched facts, crude ideas, words, and
interpretations in the original on the theory that the closer one gets to
firsthand reports the truer will emerge the Lincoln personality and the
forces around him. Here is a human Lincoln, a symbol of decency and
conscience for Americans today. 546 pgs., 25 B&W illustrations, 5½"x 8½",
sfbd
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