Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer PresidentAllen C. Guelzo, Henry R Luce Professor of the Civil War Era and Director of Civil War Era Studies Allen C Guelzo W.B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1999 - 516 páginas This major biography of Abraham Lincoln has won the prestigious Lincoln Prize, the annual award given to the best book in the Civil War field. Guelzo's superb work breaks new ground in exploring the role of ideas in Lincoln's life, treating him for the first time as a serious thinker deeply involved in the struggles of nineteenth-century thought. |
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Better not take the first step , which may lead to a habit of altering it . Better ,
rather , habituate ourselves to think of it , as unalterable . It can scarcely be made
better than it is . New provisions , would introduce new difficulties , and thus
create ...
Better not take the first step , which may lead to a habit of altering it . Better ,
rather , habituate ourselves to think of it , as unalterable . It can scarcely be made
better than it is . New provisions , would introduce new difficulties , and thus
create ...
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But the Democrats had better organization , a better history of toeing the party
line , and more carrots to dangle on sticks before the party faithful . The Whigs ,
on the other hand , began to fracture even before the Compromise of 1850 had
been ...
But the Democrats had better organization , a better history of toeing the party
line , and more carrots to dangle on sticks before the party faithful . The Whigs ,
on the other hand , began to fracture even before the Compromise of 1850 had
been ...
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Certainly it would be better if Wade and Davis's 50 percent of the voters had
taken the oath rather than just 10 percent ; and with yet another experience
immediately behind him of how unreliable Southern Unionism might be as the
basis for a ...
Certainly it would be better if Wade and Davis's 50 percent of the voters had
taken the oath rather than just 10 percent ; and with yet another experience
immediately behind him of how unreliable Southern Unionism might be as the
basis for a ...
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Crítica de los usuarios - twatson79 - LibraryThingVery engaging biography on Lincoln, detailing his philosophy, religiosity, and general thought life. Guelzo does well in showing Lincoln to be a man of deep convictions as well as showing how those ... Leer comentario completo
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The Strife of Ideas | 3 |
The American System | 26 |
The Costs of Union | 64 |
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While God is Marching on: The Religious World of Civil War Soldiers Steven E. Woodworth,Steven E.. Woodworth Vista de fragmentos - 2001 |
While God is Marching on: The Religious World of Civil War Soldiers Steven E. Woodworth,Steven E.. Woodworth Vista de fragmentos - 2001 |
Información bibliográfica
| Título | Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President Library of religious biography |
| Autores | Allen C. Guelzo, Henry R Luce Professor of the Civil War Era and Director of Civil War Era Studies Allen C Guelzo |
| Edición | ilustrada |
| Editor | W.B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1999 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Michigan |
| Digitalizado | 19 Sep. 2008 |
| ISBN | 0802838723, 9780802838728 |
| Largo | 516 páginas |
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