Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer PresidentW.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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... called “ familiarity , " and Lincoln dem- onstrated his capacity for familiarity through his remarkable memory for rollicking stories and the physical strength his father's ax had built on his long frame . James Short recalled Lincoln ...
... called “ familiarity , " and Lincoln dem- onstrated his capacity for familiarity through his remarkable memory for rollicking stories and the physical strength his father's ax had built on his long frame . James Short recalled Lincoln ...
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... called in loans , hoping to scrape up enough specie to stay open ; and when their debtors had none , the banks closed their doors , taking down with them their depositors and all the loans and businesses they had called in . Thousands ...
... called in loans , hoping to scrape up enough specie to stay open ; and when their debtors had none , the banks closed their doors , taking down with them their depositors and all the loans and businesses they had called in . Thousands ...
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... called for Congress to assemble in special ses- sion for the purpose of adopting war measures , but he had been forced to set the date for the session forward all the way to July 4th to allow for the completion of late congressional ...
... called for Congress to assemble in special ses- sion for the purpose of adopting war measures , but he had been forced to set the date for the session forward all the way to July 4th to allow for the completion of late congressional ...
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The Strife of Ideas | 3 |
The American System | 26 |
The Costs of Union | 64 |
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