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Lincoln's Greatest Journey

Author : Noah Andre Trudeau
Publisher : Savas Beatie
ISBN 13 : 1611213274
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book Lincoln's Greatest Journey written by Noah Andre Trudeau and published by Savas Beatie. This book was released on 2016-08-15 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a New York Times–bestselling author, “a vivid account of Lincoln’s sixteen days at the front in Virginia” (James McPherson, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom). March 1865: The United States was at a crossroads and, truth be told, Abraham Lincoln was a sick man. I am very unwell, he confided to a close acquaintance. A vast and terrible civil war was winding down, leaving momentous questions for a war-weary president to address. A timely invitation from Gen. Ulysses S. Grant provided the impetus for an escape to City Point, Virginia, a journey from which Abraham Lincoln drew much more than he ever expected. This book offers the first comprehensive account of a momentous time in his presidency. Lincoln made the trip to escape the constant interruptions in the capital that were draining his vitality, and to make his personal amends for presiding over the most destructive war in American history in order to save the nation. Lincoln returned to Washington sixteen days later with a renewed sense of purpose, urgency, and direction that would fundamentally shape his second-term agenda. This was his longest break from the White House since he had taken office, and until now little has been known about it. Lincoln’s Greatest Journey represents the most extensively researched and detailed story of these decisive sixteen days at City Point, in a narrative laden with many previously unpublished accounts that fill in gaps and clear up misconceptions. A fresh, more complete picture of Lincoln emerges, set against a dramatically new narrative of what really happened during those last weeks of his life.

Lincoln and the Fight for Peace

Author : John Avlon
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982108134
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book Lincoln and the Fight for Peace written by John Avlon and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-02-21 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking, revelatory history of Abraham Lincoln's plan to secure a just and lasting peace after the Civil War-a vision that inspired future presidents as well as the world's most famous peacemakers, including Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, Jr. It is a story of war and peace, race and reconciliation

Lincoln

Author : David J Kent
Publisher : Union Square + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1435165365
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (351 download)

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Download or read book Lincoln written by David J Kent and published by Union Square + ORM. This book was released on 2017-07-31 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively, illustrated biography of America’s 16th president from his humble beginnings to his historic leadership during the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln was, to put it mildly, an unlikely candidate for president. Raised on the frontier and mostly self-taught, the gangly farmer had little in common with the Founding Fathers, with one exception: a deep and abiding belief in America’s still-fragile experiment in democracy. Turning his quick mind and gregarious personality to politics, Lincoln ascended through state and national government, before being elected president in 1860 on the eve of the Civil War. During that bloody and devastating conflict, Lincoln’s tenacity, strategic brilliance, and plain-spoken eloquence not only helped keep the nation together through its darkest hours but also set the course for a reconciliation that he would not live to see. Filled with historical drama and packed with rare illustrations, Lincoln: The Man Who Saved America weaves the fascinating biography of Abraham Lincoln into the story of the most perilous period in American history.

Boy General of the 11th Alabama

Author : Donald W. Abel, Jr.
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476693757
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Boy General of the 11th Alabama written by Donald W. Abel, Jr. and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2023-11-08 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the spring of 1861, John Caldwell Calhoun Sanders, a 21-year-old cadet at the University of Alabama, helped organize a company of the 11th Alabama Volunteer Infantry. Hailing primarily from Greene County, the 109 men of Company C, "The Confederate Guards," signed on for the duration of the war and made Sanders their first captain. They would fight in every major battle in the Eastern Theater, under Robert E. Lee. Leading from the front, Sanders was wounded four times during the war yet rose rapidly through the ranks, becoming one of the South's "boy generals" at 24. By Appomattox, Sanders was dead and the remaining 20 men of Company C surrendered with what was left of the once formidable Army of Northern Virginia. This is their story.

The Blue & Gray Almanac

Author : Albert Nofi
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1612005535
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book The Blue & Gray Almanac written by Albert Nofi and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2017-08-19 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Help[s] readers to examine this period in history with a more cultural perspective than other books have . . . clear, concise, and crisp . . . fascinating” (San Francisco Book Review). • During the final days of the war, some Richmond citizens would throw “Starvation Parties,” soirees at which elegantly attired guests gathered amid the finest silver and crystal tableware, though there were usually no refreshments except water. • Union Rear-Admiral Goldsborough was nicknamed “Old Guts,” not so much for his combativeness as for his heft—weighing about three hundred pounds, he was described as “a huge mass of inert matter.” • 30.6 percent of the 425 Confederate generals, but only 21.6 percent of the 583 Union generals, had been lawyers before the war. • In 1861, J.P. Morgan made a huge profit by buying five thousand condemned US Army carbines and selling them back to another arsenal—taking the army to court when they tried to refuse to pay for the faulty weapons. • Major General Loring was reputed to have so rich a vocabulary that one of the men remarked he could “curse a cannon up hill without horses.” • Many militia units had a favorite drink—the Charleston Light Dragoons’ punch took around a week to make, while the Chatham Artillery required a pound of green tea leaves be steeped overnight. • There were five living former presidents when the Civil War began, and seven veterans of the war, plus one draft dodger, went on to serve as president. These stories and many more can be found in this treasury of anecdotes, essays, trivia, and much more—including numerous illustrations—that bring this historical period to vivid life.

The Lincoln Myth

Author : Steve Berry
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0345526597
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (455 download)

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Download or read book The Lincoln Myth written by Steve Berry and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2014-05-20 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A Cotton Malone adventure involving a flaw in the United States Constitution, a mystery about Abraham Lincoln, and a political issue that’s as explosive as it is timely—not only in Malone’s world, but in ours September 1861: All is not as it seems. With these cryptic words, a shocking secret passed down from president to president comes to rest in the hands of Abraham Lincoln. And as the first bloody clashes of the Civil War unfold, Lincoln alone must decide how best to use this volatile knowledge: save thousands of American lives, or keep the young nation from being torn apart forever? The present: In Utah, the fabled remains of Mormon pioneers whose nineteenth-century expedition across the desert met with a murderous end have been uncovered. In Washington, D.C., the official investigation of an international entrepreneur, an elder in the Mormon church, has sparked a political battle between the White House and a powerful United States senator. In Denmark, a Justice Department agent, missing in action, has fallen into the hands of a dangerous zealot—a man driven by divine visions to make a prophet’s words reality. And in a matter of a few short hours, Cotton Malone has gone from quietly selling books at his shop in Denmark to dodging bullets in a high-speed boat chase. All it takes is a phone call from his former boss in Washington, and suddenly the ex-agent is racing to rescue an informant carrying critical intelligence. It’s just the kind of perilous business that Malone has been trying to leave behind, ever since he retired from the Justice Department. But once he draws enemy blood, Malone is plunged into a deadly conflict—a constitutional war secretly set in motion more than two hundred years ago by America’s Founding Fathers. From the streets of Copenhagen to the catacombs of Salzburg to the rugged mountains of Utah, the grim specter of the Civil War looms as a dangerous conspiracy gathers power. Malone risks life, liberty, and his greatest love in a race for the truth about Abraham Lincoln—while the fate of the United States of America hangs in the balance. Praise for Steve Berry and his Cotton Malone series “In Malone, [Steve] Berry has created a classic, complex hero.”—USA Today “Malone, a hero with a personal stake in the proceedings, is a welcome respite from the cold, calculating superspies who litter the genre.”—Entertainment Weekly “Steve Berry gets better and better with each new book.”—The Huffington Post “Savvy readers . . . cannot go wrong with Cotton Malone.”—Library Journal “Berry raises this genre’s stakes.”—The New York Times “I love this guy.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child

Lincoln's Greatest Speech

Author : Ronald C. White
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743242866
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (432 download)

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Download or read book Lincoln's Greatest Speech written by Ronald C. White and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2002-06-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After four years of unspeakable horror and sacrifice on both sides, the Civil War was about to end. On March 4, 1865, at his Second Inaugural, President Lincoln did not offer the North the victory speech it yearned for, nor did he blame the South solely for the sin of slavery. Calling the whole nation to account, Lincoln offered a moral framework for peace and reconciliation. The speech was greeted with indifference, misunderstanding, and hostility by many in the Union. But it was a great work, the victorious culmination of Lincoln's own lifelong struggle with the issue of slavery, and he well understood it to be his most profound speech. Eventually this "with malice toward none" address would be accepted and revered as one of the greatest in the nation's history. In 703 words, delivered slowly, Lincoln transformed the meaning of the suffering brought about by the Civil War. He offered reunification, not revenge. Among those present were black soldiers and confederate deserters, ordinary citizens from all over, the black leader Frederick Douglass, the Cabinet, and other notables. John Wilkes Booth is visible in the crowd behind the president as he addresses posterity. Ronald C. White's compelling description of Lincoln's articulation of the nation's struggle and of the suffering of all -- North, South, soldier, slave -- offers new insight into Lincoln's own hard-won victory over doubt, and his promise of redemption and hope. White demonstrates with authority and passion how these words, delivered only weeks before his assassination, were the culmination of Lincoln's moral and rhetorical genius.

The Great Abolitionist

Author : Stephen Puleo
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1250276284
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book The Great Abolitionist written by Stephen Puleo and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2024-04-23 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The groundbreaking biography of a forgotten civil rights hero. In the tempestuous mid-19th century, as slavery consumed Congressional debate and America careened toward civil war and split apart–when the very future of the nation hung in the balance–Charles Sumner’s voice rang strongest, bravest, and most unwavering. Where others preached compromise and moderation, he denounced slavery’s evils to all who would listen and demanded that it be wiped out of existence. More than any other person of his era, he blazed the trail on the country’s long, uneven, and ongoing journey toward realizing its full promise to become a more perfect union. Before and during the Civil War, at great personal sacrifice, Sumner was the conscience of the North and the most influential politician fighting for abolition. Throughout Reconstruction, no one championed the rights of emancipated people more than he did. Through the force of his words and his will, he moved America toward the twin goals of abolitionism and equal rights, which he fought for literally until the day he died. He laid the cornerstone arguments that civil rights advocates would build upon over the next century as the country strove to achieve equality among the races. The Great Abolitionist is the first major biography of Charles Sumner to be published in over 50 years. Acclaimed historian Stephen Puleo relates the story of one of the most influential political figures in American history with evocative and accessible prose, transporting readers back to an era when our leaders exhibited true courage and authenticity in the face of unprecedented challenges.

Lincoln and California

Author : Brian McGinty
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1640126066
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Lincoln and California written by Brian McGinty and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2023 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lincoln and California portrays the previously unrecognized ties between President Abraham Lincoln and the Golden State, portraying his key relationships with close friends and personal acquaintances that helped influence the imperiled Union.

Journey

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780241363638
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (636 download)

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Download or read book Journey written by and published by . This book was released on 2022-03-16 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience the excitement and romance of travel in this gloriously illustrated book. Throughout history, people have set forth into the wild for many reasons, in search of food and new places to live; on pilgrimages; in pursuit of new lands to conquer, trade deals, or gold; to discover the world; or simply in the quest for adventure. Journey is a beautifully illustrated account of these inspiring stories of human endeavour - from the first trade networks in ancient Sumer to the Crusades, the Grand Tour, and the Voyager missions in outer space. It traces each journey with the aid of gripping eyewitness accounts and provides biographies of pioneering travellers, intrepid explorers, and cruel conquerors. It tells thrilling stories of scientific discovery, and highlights pivotal moments in history, religion, science, and geography. It also shows the technological innovations in railways, ships, cars, and aviation that made such journeys possible. Beautifully illustrated with archive maps, historic paintings, evocative photographs, and entries from literary journals and naturalists' handbooks, Journey is a fascinating read for every armchair traveller.

The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Glebb, Lloyd-Lincoln, Abbey

Author : Colin Larkin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 838 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Glebb, Lloyd-Lincoln, Abbey written by Colin Larkin and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 838 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Tragedy of Abraham Lincoln & Other Plays

Author : M. Stefan Strozier
Publisher : World Audience Inc
ISBN 13 : 1544627874
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (446 download)

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Download or read book The Tragedy of Abraham Lincoln & Other Plays written by M. Stefan Strozier and published by World Audience Inc. This book was released on 2017-05-29 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Playwright M. Stefan Strozier produced his plays, found in this collection, on the boards in New York with his theater company, La Muse Venale Acting Troupe. Some of his plays were produced in repertoire over many years. This book also includes an in-depth essay covering all aspects of theater. The essay is drawn from the author's experiences producing his plays, and the plays and musicals of other playwrights, in New York. A World Audience Publishers book. For more info: www.worldaudience.org, www.mstefanstrozier.com.

The Mythic Mr. Lincoln

Author : Jeff O’Bryant
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476686025
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book The Mythic Mr. Lincoln written by Jeff O’Bryant and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-09-10 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Honest Abe. The rail-splitter. The Great Emancipator. Old Abe. These are familiar monikers of Abraham Lincoln. They describe a man who has influenced the lives of everyday people as well as notables like Leo Tolstoy, Marilyn Monroe, and Winston Churchill. But there is also a multitude of fictional Lincolns almost as familiar as the original: time traveler, android, monster hunter. This book explores Lincoln's evolution from martyred president to cultural icon and the struggle between the Lincoln of history and his fictional progeny. He has been Simpsonized by Matt Groening, charmed by Shirley Temple, and emulated by the Lone Ranger. Devotees have attempted to clone him or to raise him from the dead. Lincoln's image and memory have been invoked to fight communism, mock a sitting president, and sell products. Lincoln has even been portrayed as the greatest example of goodness humanity has to offer. In short, Lincoln is the essential American myth.

The Inspired Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln

Author : Philip L. Ostergard
Publisher : NavPress
ISBN 13 : 1496415469
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (964 download)

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Download or read book The Inspired Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln written by Philip L. Ostergard and published by NavPress. This book was released on 2016-01-05 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not long after Lincoln's assassination, the debate began: Was Lincoln a committed Christian or a confirmed skeptic? Scholar Philip Ostergard provides the answer with a thorough study of the president's references to God, the Bible, and Christian principles in his letters and speeches. The Inspired Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln illustrates the depth of Lincoln's knowledge of Scripture; the Bible's influence on his character; and the development of his faith, particularly as he wrestled with the issue of slavery and led the nation through the tumultuous years of the Civil War. Readers will find this a fascinating and inspiring handbook of answers to the questions about one of our greatest presidents.

Lincoln of Kentucky

Author : Lowell H. Harrison
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813139376
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Lincoln of Kentucky written by Lowell H. Harrison and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2000-01-06 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Covers Lincoln’s background in Kentucky and his lifelong association with the state of his birth . . . entertaining . . . well researched.” —Louisville Courier-Journal Young Abraham Lincoln and his family joined the migration over the Ohio River, but it was Kentucky—the state of his birth—that shaped his personality and continued to affect his life. His wife was from the commonwealth, as were each of the other women with whom he had romantic relationships. Henry Clay was his political idol; Joshua Speed of Farmington, near Louisville, was his lifelong best friend; and all three of his law partners were Kentuckians. During the Civil War, Lincoln is reputed to have said, “I hope to have God on my side, but I must have Kentucky.” He recognized Kentucky’s importance as the bellwether of the four loyal slave states and accepted the commonwealth’s illegal neutrality until Unionists secured firm control of the state government. In this book, Lowell Harrison emphasizes the particular skill and delicacy with which Lincoln handled the problems of a loyal slave state populated by a large number of Confederate sympathizers. It was not until decades later that Kentuckians fully recognized Lincoln’s greatness and paid homage to their native son. “An outstanding work.” —James A. Ramage, author of Gray Ghost: The Life of Col. John Singleton Mosby

Abraham Lincoln

Author : Michael Burlingame
Publisher : SIU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780809327386
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (273 download)

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Download or read book Abraham Lincoln written by Michael Burlingame and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2007-02-20 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Editor Michael Burlingame sifted through the the ten-volume biography Abraham Lincoln: A History and selected only the personal observations of the secretaries during the Lincoln presidency. The result is an important collection of Nicolay and Hay's interpretations of Lincoln's character, actions, and reputation.

Lincoln's Greatcoat

Author : Reignette G. Chilton
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476674531
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Lincoln's Greatcoat written by Reignette G. Chilton and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-04-22 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brooks Brothers crafted Abraham Lincoln's greatcoat in honor of the president's second inauguration. The coat's wool was "finer than cashmere." Its quilted silk lining bore an embroidered banner that read, "One Country, One Destiny." Lincoln wore the garment when he was assassinated on April 14, 1865. After his death, Mrs. Lincoln gave the greatcoat to a faithful doorkeeper. The coat was returned to Ford's Theatre more than a century after her bequest, but not before it underwent a mysterious journey. This book recounts that journey as a reminder of the 16th president and his call to "bind up wounds" and care for others.