Lincoln, the Unknown. "A short, objective, rapid-fire biography of that gaunt man who came out of nowhere to save his country" |
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No one dreamed of it at the time , but we know now that this homely man , whose
wife was ashamed of him , was starting out that hot October afternoon on a career
that was to give him a place among the immortals . That afternoon , he made ...
No one dreamed of it at the time , but we know now that this homely man , whose
wife was ashamed of him , was starting out that hot October afternoon on a career
that was to give him a place among the immortals . That afternoon , he made ...
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Consequently , another officer had to give the command for him ; and , in
obedience to that command , General George Pickett led his Southern troops in
the most dramatic and disastrous charge that ever occurred in the Western world
.
Consequently , another officer had to give the command for him ; and , in
obedience to that command , General George Pickett led his Southern troops in
the most dramatic and disastrous charge that ever occurred in the Western world
.
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... efforts of three people to convince him that he was wrong . Mrs. Lincoln used
every means in her power to persuade Congress to give her the hundred
thousand dollars that Lincoln would have been paid had he lived out his second
...
... efforts of three people to convince him that he was wrong . Mrs. Lincoln used
every means in her power to persuade Congress to give her the hundred
thousand dollars that Lincoln would have been paid had he lived out his second
...
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One of the most fascinating biographies of Abraham Lincoln. Dale tells Lincoln's story in a very lively manner; it seems that everything's happening before your eyes. The book has powerful tones of emotion, passion, vision, ambition, compassion, and wisdom running all through. It is one of the best.
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