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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In one of the most contorted letters he ever wrote , Lincoln suggested that Owens
might be “ mistaken in regard to what my real feelings towards you are " and
therefore she should feel free to " drop the subject , dismiss your thoughts ( if you
...
In one of the most contorted letters he ever wrote , Lincoln suggested that Owens
might be “ mistaken in regard to what my real feelings towards you are " and
therefore she should feel free to " drop the subject , dismiss your thoughts ( if you
...
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Even in 1854 , he wrote to a distant relative in Tennessee , “ I can no longer claim
to be a young man myself . " Leonard Swett , meeting Lincoln for the first time on
the circuit in a Danville hotel , thought he was “ certainly the ungodliest figure I ...
Even in 1854 , he wrote to a distant relative in Tennessee , “ I can no longer claim
to be a young man myself . " Leonard Swett , meeting Lincoln for the first time on
the circuit in a Danville hotel , thought he was “ certainly the ungodliest figure I ...
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She ... wore her dresses shorter at the top and longer at the train than even
fashions demanded , " wrote Alexander McClure , so much that Oregon senator
J. W. Nesmith wrote that “ Her only ambition seems to be to exhibit her own
milking ...
She ... wore her dresses shorter at the top and longer at the train than even
fashions demanded , " wrote Alexander McClure , so much that Oregon senator
J. W. Nesmith wrote that “ Her only ambition seems to be to exhibit her own
milking ...
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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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