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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coln , almost from the first , reciprocated her kindness with an affection he never
extended to another woman . " She had been his best friend in the world , " he
later told one of the Johnston children . “ No man could have loved a mother
more ...
coln , almost from the first , reciprocated her kindness with an affection he never
extended to another woman . " She had been his best friend in the world , " he
later told one of the Johnston children . “ No man could have loved a mother
more ...
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Herndon believed that Lincoln's only use for Smith's Christian's Defense was to
shelve it in his office : " Lincoln brought it to the office , laid it down , never took it
up again to my knowledge , never condescended to write his name in it , never ...
Herndon believed that Lincoln's only use for Smith's Christian's Defense was to
shelve it in his office : " Lincoln brought it to the office , laid it down , never took it
up again to my knowledge , never condescended to write his name in it , never ...
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His only taste of military life had been as a militia captain thirty years before , and
apart from one lackluster term in Congress , Lincoln had never served in any
executive capacity , not even as mayor of Springfield . Up till his election he had ...
His only taste of military life had been as a militia captain thirty years before , and
apart from one lackluster term in Congress , Lincoln had never served in any
executive capacity , not even as mayor of Springfield . Up till his election he had ...
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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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