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Abe Lincoln Grows Upby Carl SandburgISBN 0156026155 (0-15-602615-5)
Softcover, Harcourt
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Abe Lincoln Grows Up'Book summary:A beautifully told story of young Abraham Lincolns coming-of-age[via]
Drawn from the early chapters of Carl Sandburgs Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years, this is the story of Abraham Lincolns childhood. Growing up poor on the family farm, Abe did chores, helped his father cut down trees, and expertly skinned animals and cured hides. As a young man, he became an avid reader. When he witnessed a slave auction while on a flatboat trip down the Mississippi, he was forever changedand so was the future of America. This is the remarkable story of Lincolns youth, early America, and the pioneer life that shaped one of our countrys greatest presidents. 
Abe Lincoln's Hatby Martha Brenner, Donald CookISBN 0679849777 (0-679-84977-7)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Abe Lincoln's Hat'Book summary:Illus. in full color. Abraham Lincoln, one of our greatest presidents, started out in life as an absent-minded frontier lawyer. How did he nudge his memory? He stuck letters, court notes, contracts, and even his checkbook in his trademark top hat. When he took off his hat, it was all there! [via]
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Abraham Lincolnby Carl SandburgISBN 0156027526 (0-15-602752-6)
Softcover, Harcourt
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Abraham Lincoln'Book summary:1970 hardcover with dust jacket as shown. Book in Mint condition. Jacket is stained in new archival jacket cover. Large coffee table book. [via]
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- Abraham Lincoln: ISBN 0156026139 (0-15-602613-9)
Softcover, Harcourt - Abraham Lincoln: ISBN 0440300088 (0-440-30008-8)
Softcover, Bantam Books - Abraham Lincoln: ISBN 0151006407 (0-15-100640-7)
Hardcover, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich - Abraham Lincoln: ISBN 0883658321 (0-88365-832-1)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc - Abraham Lincoln: ISBN 0156027526 (0-15-602752-6)
Softcover, Harcourt
- Abraham Lincoln: ISBN 0156026139 (0-15-602613-9)
Abraham Lincolnby Charnwood, Godfrey Rathbone Benson CharnwoodISBN 1568330677 (1-56833-067-7)
Softcover, Madison Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Abraham Lincoln'Book summary:No other narrative account of Abraham Lincoln's life has inspired such widespread and lasting acclaim as Charnwood's Abraham Lincoln: A Biography. Written by a native of England and originally published in 1916, the biography is a rare blend of beautiful prose and profound historical insight. Charnwood's study of Lincoln's statesmanship introduced generations of Americans to the life and politics of Lincoln and the author's observations are so comprehensive and well-supported that any serious study of Lincoln must respond to his conclusions. [via]
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Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolutionby James M. McPhersonISBN 0195076060 (0-19-507606-0)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution'Book summary:James McPherson has emerged as one of America's finest historians. Battle Cry of Freedom, his Pulitzer Prize-winning account of the Civil War, was a national bestseller that Hugh Brogan, in The New York Times Book Review, called "history writing of the highest order." In that volume, McPherson gathered in the broad sweep of events, the political, social, and cultural forces at work during the Civil War era. Now, in Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution, he offers a series of thoughtful and engaging essays on aspects of Lincoln and the war that have rarely been discussed in depth.
McPherson again displays his keen insight and sterling prose as he examines several critical themes in American history. He looks closely at the President's role as Commander-in-Chief of the Union forces, showing how Lincoln forged a national military strategy for victory. He explores the importance of Lincoln's great rhetorical skills, uncovering how--through parables and figurative language--he was uniquely able to communicate both the purpose of the war and a new meaning of liberty to the people of the North. In another section, McPherson examines the Civil War as a Second American Revolution, describing how the Republican Congress elected in 1860 passed an astonishing blitz of new laws (rivaling the first hundred days of the New Deal), and how the war not only destroyed the social structure of the old South, but radically altered the balance of power in America, ending 70 years of Southern power in the national government.
The Civil War was the single most transforming and defining experience in American history, and Abraham Lincoln remains the most important figure in the pantheon of our mythology. These graceful essays, written by one of America's leading historians, offer fresh and unusual perspectives on both. [via]More editions of Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution:
Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America: A Biographyby William E. GienappISBN 0195151003 (0-19-515100-3)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1832-1858by Abraham Lincoln, Don E. FehrenbacherISBN 0940450437 (0-940450-43-7)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1832-1858'Book summary:With over 100,000 copies in print, here, with a new jacket for Lincolns bicentennial, is the first volume in The Library of Americas acclaimed, comprehensive edition of Lincolns writings, featuring 240 speeches, letters, and drafts charting his rise from rural law practice to national prominence. It includes the full texts of the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates and the House Divided speech, as well as a detailed chronology of Lincolns life and helpful explanatory notes prepared by the late Lincoln scholar Don E. Fehrenbacher.
??The companion volume, also available in a bicentennial edition, is Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865. [via]More editions of Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1832-1858:
Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865by Abraham Lincoln, Don E. FehrenbacherISBN 0940450631 (0-940450-63-1)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and the War Yearsby Carl SandburgISBN 0156026112 (0-15-602611-2)
Softcover, Harcourt
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and the War Years'Book summary:Originally published in six volumes, Sandburgs Abraham Lincoln was called the greatest historical biography of our generation. Sandburg distilled this work into one volume that became the definitive life of Lincoln. Index; photographs.[via]More editions of Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and the War Years:
American Brutus: John Wilkes Booth And The Lincoln Conspiraciesby Michael W. KauffmanISBN 0375759743 (0-375-75974-3)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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April 1865: The Month That Saved Americaby Jay WinikISBN 0060899689 (0-06-089968-9)
Softcover, Perennial
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› Find signed collectible books: 'April 1865: The Month That Saved America'Book summary:There are a few books that belong on the shelf of every Civil War buff: James M. McPherson's Battle Cry of Freedom, one of the better Abraham Lincoln biographies, something on Robert E. Lee, perhaps Shelby Foote's massive trilogy The Civil War. Add Jay Winik's wonderful April 1865 to the list. This is one of those rare, shining books that takes a new look at an old subject and changes the way we think about it. Winik shows that there was nothing inevitable about the end of the Civil War, from the fall of Richmond to the surrender at Appomattox to the murder of Lincoln. It all happened so quickly, in what "proved to be perhaps the most moving and decisive month not simply of the Civil War, but indeed, quite likely, in the life of the United States."
Things might have been rather different, too. "What emerges from the panorama of April 1865 is that the whole of our national history could have been altered but for a few decisions, a quirk of fate, a sudden shift in luck." When Lee abandoned Richmond, for instance, his soldiers rendezvoused at a nearby town called Amelia Court House. There, the general expected to find boxcars full of food for his hungry troops. But "a mere administrative mix-up" left his army empty-handed and may have limited Lee's options in the days to come. Or what if Lee had decided not to surrender at all, but to turn his resourceful army into an outfit of guerrilla fighters who would harass federal officials? National reconciliation might have become impossible as the whole South turned into a region plagued with violence and terrorism. For the Union, "there would be no real rest, no real respite, no true amity, nor, for that matter, any real sense of victory--only an amorphous state of neither war nor peace, raging like a low-level fever." One of Lee's officers actually proposed this scenario to his commander in those final hours; America is fortunate Lee didn't choose this path.
Winik is an exceptionally good storyteller. April 1865 is full of memorable images and you-are-there writing. Readers will come away with a new appreciation for that momentous month and a sharpened understanding of why and how the Civil War was fought. Let it be said plainly: April 1865 is a magnificent work, surely the best book on the Civil War to be published in some time. --John J. Miller [via]
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- April 1865: The Month That Saved America: ISBN 0060187239 (0-06-018723-9)
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Assassination Vacationby Sarah VowellISBN 074326004X (0-7432-6004-X)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Assassination Vacation'Book summary:A New York Times Bestseller
Sarah Vowell exposes the glorious conundrums of American history and culture with wit, probity, and an irreverent sense of humor. From Buffalo to Alaska, Washington to the Dry Tortugas, she visits locations immortalized and influenced by the spilling of politically important blood. The resulting narrative is the disturbing and fascinating story of how American death has been manipulated by popular culture. [via]
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The Civil War and Reconstruction: A Documentary Collectionby William GienappISBN 039397555X (0-393-97555-X)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Civil War and Reconstruction: A Documentary Collection'Book summary:An ample, wide-ranging collection of primary sources, The Civil War and Reconstruction: A Documentary Collection, opens a window onto the political, social, cultural, economic, and military history from 1830 to 1877.
Particular attention is paid to social history; coverage of the experience of African Americans, women, and non-elites provides a well-rounded picture of the period. Substantial selections, careful editing, and helpful annotations make this collection an ideal supplement for your course on the Civil War and Reconstruction. [via]More editions of The Civil War and Reconstruction: A Documentary Collection:
The Day Lincoln Was Shotby Douglas M. RifeISBN 0768202213 (0-7682-0221-3)
Softcover, School Specialty Pub
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The Day Lincoln Was Shotby James Alonzo BishopISBN 0060800054 (0-06-080005-4)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Day Lincoln Was Shot'Book summary:Bishop's unforgettable chronicle of the movements of Lincoln and his assassin during every moment of the fateful day of April 14, 1865. [via]
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The Day Lincoln Was Shotby Jim BishopISBN 0517446499 (0-517-44649-9)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Day Lincoln Was Shot'Book summary:Gripping, minute-by-minute account of the day President Lincoln was struck down by an assassin's bullet in Ford's Theatre. Parallels of the activities of the President with those of his assassin in an unforgettable, suspense- filled chronicle. 320 pages. [via]
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The Death of Lincolnby Leroy HaymanISBN 0590406396 (0-590-40639-6)
Softcover, Scholastic Paperbacks
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The Eloquent President: A Portrait of Lincoln Through His Wordsby Ronald C. WhiteISBN 0812970462 (0-8129-7046-2)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Eloquent President: A Portrait of Lincoln Through His Words'Book summary:White takes us back to when great men believed in the power of words to change the world. . . . This book . . . is a treasure to read, a spur to thinking, a small volume with fascinating history. The Denver Post
In The Eloquent President, historian Ronald C. White, Jr., examines Abraham Lincolns astonishing oratory and explores his growth as a leader, a communicator, and a man of deepening spiritual conviction. Examining a different speech, address, or public letter in each chapter, White tracks the evolution of Lincolns rhetoric from the measured tones of the First Inaugural to the immortal poetry of the Gettysburg Address. As he weighs the biblical cadences and vigorous parallel structures that make Lincolns rhetoric soar, White identifies a passionate religious strain that most historians have overlooked. It is Whites contention that, as president, Lincoln not only grew into an inspiring leader and determined commander in chief, but also embarked on a spiritual odyssey that led to a profound understanding of the relationship between human action and divine will. With grace and insight, White captures the essence of the four most critical years of Lincolns life and makes his great words live for our time in all their power and beauty. [via]More editions of The Eloquent President: A Portrait of Lincoln Through His Words:
The Eloquent President: A Portrait of Lincoln Through His Wordsby White, Ronald C., Jr.ISBN 1400061199 (1-4000-6119-9)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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Honor's Voice: The Transformation of Abraham Lincolnby Douglas L. WilsonISBN 0375703969 (0-375-70396-9)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The Inner World of Abraham Lincolnby Michael BurlingameISBN 0252066677 (0-252-06667-7)
Softcover, Univ of Illinois Pr
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Lincolnby Gore VidalISBN 1568496265 (1-56849-626-5)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lincoln'Book summary:Lincoln is a masterwork of historical fiction, in which Gore Vidal combines a comprehensive knowledge of Civil War America with 20th-century literary technique, probing the minds and motives of the men surrounding Abraham Lincoln, including personal secretary John Hay and scheming cabinet members William Seward and Salmon P. Chase, as well as his wife, Mary Todd. It is a book monumental in scope that never loses sight of the intimate and personal in its depiction of the power struggles that accompanied Lincoln's efforts to preserve the Union at all costs--efforts in which the eradication of slavery was far from the president's main objective. As usual, there's plenty of room for Vidal's wickedly humorous deflation of American icons, including a comic interlude in a Washington bordello in which Lincoln's former law partner informs Hay that Lincoln had contracted syphilis as a young man and had, just before marrying Mary Todd, suffered what can only be described as a nervous breakdown. (Protestors should note that Vidal is only passing along what that former partner had written in his own biography of Lincoln.) Don't be intimidated by the size of Lincoln; if you like historical fiction, you should read this book at the first opportunity. --Ron Hogan [via]
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- Lincoln: ISBN 0375708766 (0-375-70876-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc - Lincoln: ISBN 034531221X (0-345-31221-X)
Softcover, Ballantine Books - Lincoln : A Novel: ISBN 0394528956 (0-394-52895-6)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group - Lincoln: ISBN 0434830771 (0-434-83077-1)
Hardcover, Heinemann - Lincoln: ISBN 0679600485 (0-679-60048-5)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group - Lincoln: ISBN 0679602844 (0-679-60284-4)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group - Lincoln: ISBN 8448306996 (84-483-0699-6)
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Lincoln : An Illustrated Biographyby Philip B. KunhardtISBN 0679755632 (0-679-75563-2)
Softcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lincoln : An Illustrated Biography'Book summary:A biography of Abraham Lincoln chronicles his life and depicts him as president, military leader, politician, and family man, discussing his shortcomings and accomplishments. Tour. [via]
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Lincolnby David Herbert DonaldISBN 068482535X (0-684-82535-X)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lincoln'Book summary:Destined to become a classic in American history and biography, David Herbert Donald's Lincoln is a masterly account of how one man's extraordinary political acumen steered the Union to victory in the Civil War, and of how his soaring rhetoric gave meaning to that agonizing struggle for nationhood and equality. This fully rounded biography of America's sixteenth President is the product of Donald's half-century of study of Lincoln and his times. In preparing it, Donald has drawn more extensively than any previous writer on Lincoln's personal papers and those of his contemporaries, and he has taken full advantage of the voluminous newly discovered records of Lincoln's legal practice. He presents his findings with the same literary skill and psychological understanding exhibited in his previous biographies, which have received two Pulitzer Prizes. Donald brilliantly traces Lincoln's rise from humble origins in Kentucky to prominent positions in legal and political circles in Illinois, and then to the pinnacle of the presidency. He shows how, in all these roles, Lincoln repeatedly demonstrated his enormous capacity for growth, which enabled one of the least experienced and most poorly prepared men ever elected to high office to become a giant in the annals of American politics. Much more than a political biography, Donald's Lincoln reveals the development of the future President's character and shows how his private life helped to shape his public career. Donald's biography is written from Lincoln's point of view. Donald seats us behind the President's desk, where we read the papers and reports he received and wrote, meet the politicians and generals and ordinary citizens who visited his office, and observe him evaluating the evidence before him and making the decisions that shaped modern America. [via]
Lincoln: A Foreigner's Questby Jan MorrisISBN 0306810328 (0-306-81032-8)
Softcover, Da Capo Pr
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Lincoln: A Life of Purpose and Powerby Richard CarwardineISBN 1400096022 (1-4000-9602-2)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lincoln: A Life of Purpose and Power'Book summary:An original and deeply insightful biography of Abraham Lincoln, already awarded the prestigious Lincoln Prize.
As a defender of national unity, a leader in war, and the emancipator of slaves, Abraham Lincoln lays ample claim to being the greatest of our presidents. But the story of his rise to greatness is as complex as it is compelling. In this superb biography, the highly regarded Oxford University historian Richard Carwardine examines Lincoln both in his dramatic political journey and in his nation-shaping White House years. Through his groundbreaking research, Carwardine probes the sources of Lincolns moral and political philosophy. We see how, while pursuing office, Lincoln drew strength from public opinion and the machinery of his party. We see him, as a wartime president, recognizing the limits as well as the possibilities of power, and the necessity of looking for support beyond his own administration. We see how he turned to the churches, to their humanitarian agencies, and to the volunteer Union Army for allies in his struggle to end slavery.
In illuminating the political talents that went hand in hand with large and serious moral purpose, Carwardine gives us a fresh, important portrait of the incomparable Abraham Lincoln. [via]More editions of Lincoln: A Life of Purpose and Power:
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Lincoln: A Photobiographyby Russell FreedmanISBN 0395518482 (0-395-51848-2)
Softcover, Clarion Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lincoln: A Photobiography'Book summary:This work is perhaps the most complete and enjoyable children's book ever written about one of the nation's most fascinating and important figures, Abraham Lincoln. Russell Freedman covers Lincoln's life and career in a balanced treatment that is enhanced by period photographs and drawings. The book won the Newbery Medal, the Jefferson Cup Award and the Golden Kite Honor Book Award, and earned a citation as School Library Journal Best Book of the Year. [via]
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Lincoln at Gettysburgby Garry WillsISBN 0743299639 (0-7432-9963-9)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lincoln at Gettysburg'Book summary:A former professor of Greek at Yale University, Wills painstakingly deconstructs Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and discovers heavy influence from the early Greeks (Pericles) and the 19th century Transcendentalists (Edward Everett). The author also probes Lincoln's decision to rely more on the Declaration of Independence than the U.S. Constitution, a decision Wills says represented a "revolution in thought." He speaks effusively of the 272-word address: "All modern political prose descends from [it]. The Address does what all great art accomplishes. [I]t tease[s] us out of thought." Wills' book won the 1992 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism. [via]
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Lincoln at Gettysburg : The Words That Remade Americaby Garry WillsISBN 0671867423 (0-671-86742-3)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lincoln at Gettysburg : The Words That Remade America'Book summary:A former professor of Greek at Yale University, Wills painstakingly deconstructs Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and discovers heavy influence from the early Greeks (Pericles) and the 19th century Transcendentalists (Edward Everett). The author also probes Lincoln's decision to rely more on the Declaration of Independence than the U.S. Constitution, a decision Wills says represented a "revolution in thought." He speaks effusively of the 272-word address: "All modern political prose descends from [it]. The Address does what all great art accomplishes. [I]t tease[s] us out of thought." Wills' book won the 1992 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism. [via]
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The Lincoln Conspiracyby Dave Balsiger, Charles E. SellierISBN 091721403X (0-917214-03-X)
Softcover, Schick Sun Classic Books
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Lincoln on Leadership: Executive Strategies for Tough Timesby Donald T. PhillipsISBN 0446394599 (0-446-39459-9)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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The Lincoln Readerby Paul M. AngleISBN 0781248973 (0-7812-4897-3)
Hardcover, Reprint Services Corp
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Lincoln Reconsidered: Essays on the Civil War Eraby David Herbert DonaldISBN 0375725326 (0-375-72532-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lincoln Reconsidered: Essays on the Civil War Era'Book summary:David Herbert Donald, Lincoln biographer and winner of the Pulitzer Prize, has revised and updated his classic and influential book on Lincoln and the era he dominated.
When Lincoln Reconsidered was first published it ushered in the process of rethinking the Civil War that continues to this day. In the third edition, David provides two important new essays, on Lincoln's patchy educationwhich we find was more extensive than even the great man realizedand on Lincoln's complex and conflicted relationship to the rule of law. Together with a new preface and a thoroughly updated bibliographical essay, Lincoln Reconsidered will continue to be a touchstone of Lincoln scholarship for decades to come. [via]More editions of Lincoln Reconsidered: Essays on the Civil War Era:
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Lincoln the Unknownby Dale CarnegieISBN 0899683207 (0-89968-320-7)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books
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Lincoln's Greatest Speechby White, Ronald C., Jr.ISBN 0743212983 (0-7432-1298-3)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lincoln's Greatest Speech : The Second Inauguration'Book summary:In the tradition of Garry Wills's modern classic Lincoln at Gettysburg, Ronald C. White Jr. offers a close reading of the speech Abraham Lincoln gave in 1865 at his second inauguration and declares it the man's finest and most important effort. It contains one of Lincoln's best-known lines ("With malice toward none; with charity for all"), which White admires as "a timeless promise of reconciliation." At the same time, White reminds readers that rather than yanking such brilliant rhetorical nuggets from their context, "We need to understand Lincoln's strategy for the complete speech." He provides this in some detail, describing the political environment in which Lincoln found himself, having recently won a presidential election that he nearly lost and also seeing the Confederacy begin to collapse for good. It was not a long speech, containing only 701 words of mostly one syllable each and requiring merely six or seven minutes to deliver, compared to about 35 minutes for the inaugural address he had given four years earlier. White calls these words Lincoln's "last will and testament to America." John Wilkes Booth, who attended the inaugural ceremony, would murder him the next month. Lincoln buffs in particular will appreciate this book, as will fans of Jay Winik's April 1865. --John Miller [via]
Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President And Fueled His Greatnessby Joshua Wolf ShenkISBN 0618773444 (0-618-77344-4)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Lincoln's Men: How President Lincoln Became Father to an Army and a Nationby William C. DavisISBN 0684862948 (0-684-86294-8)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Lincoln's Sword: The Presidency And the Power of Wordsby Douglas L. WilsonISBN 1400040396 (1-4000-4039-6)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Lincoln's Virtues: An Ethical Biographyby William Lee MillerISBN 0375701737 (0-375-70173-7)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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Manhuntby James L. SwansonISBN 0060518502 (0-06-051850-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Manhunt: The Twelve-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killerby James L. SwansonISBN 0060518499 (0-06-051849-9)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Manhunt: The Twelve-Day Chase to Catch Lincoln's Killby James L. SwansonISBN 0060853476 (0-06-085347-6)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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The Portable Abraham Lincolnby Andrew DelbancoISBN 0140170316 (0-14-017031-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Real Lincoln : A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda and an Unnecessary Warby Thomas J. DilorenzoISBN 0761526463 (0-7615-2646-3)
Softcover, Prima Pub
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Reelecting Lincoln: The Battle for the 1864 Presidencyby John C. WaughISBN 0306810220 (0-306-81022-0)
Softcover, Da Capo Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Reelecting Lincoln: The Battle for the 1864 Presidency'Book summary:Reelecting Lincoln: The Battle for the 1864 Presidency tells the dramatic story of perhaps the most critical election campaign in American history. Taking place in the midst of the Civil War, this election would determine the very future of the nation. Would the country be unified or permanently divided? Would slavery continue?
Weaving corroborative detail and rich anecdotal material into a fast-paced narrative, John C. Waugh succeeds in placing this pivotal election in its proper context while evoking its rich human drama. In these pages, the men and women who figured in this epic campaign emerge in bold relief, with all their strengths, weaknesses, and idiosyncrasies. The result is a page-turner that also happens to be a true story.
The best historical writing is the kind that makes the past come alive. Waugh, a former newspaper correspondent, proves that history need not be dry: he uses his journalistic skills to infuse the pages with the sights, sounds, and atmosphere of those times. Drawing from an extensive array of sources, including published and unpublished reminiscences, memoirs, autobiographies, letters, newspapers, and periodicals, he clearly evokes the drama and uncertainty of that fateful year with all the immediacy of a political reporter covering a national presidential election today. [via]More editions of Reelecting Lincoln: The Battle for the 1864 Presidency:
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The Rhythm Sectionby Mark BurnellISBN 0060194650 (0-06-019465-0)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Rhythm Section'Book summary:"Have you ever killed anyone? Not in self-defense."
"What are you asking that for?
"Because I'm curious."
"You can't know what it feels like by being told."
"I don't want to know what it feels like. I want to know how you actually make the leap from planning to do it to actually pulling the trigger."Stephanie Patrick's life is destroyed by the crash of flight NEO027. Her family was on board and there were no survivors. Devastated, she drops out of college and her life spins out of control as she enters a world of drugs and prostitution--until a journalist discovers that the crash wasn't an accident. A bomb was planted on the plane that killed her family. Filled with rage, and with nothing left to loose, she focuses on one goal: revenge.
The opportunity to obtain it arrives quickly when Stephanie is approached and recruited by an extremely covert intelligence organization. She is young, smart, and beautiful--and has no family, making her the perfect candidate. The organization offers her a deal. She must undergo rigorous training; learn how to control her heart rate and breathing ("the rhythm section"), how to operate various weapons skillfully and efficiently, and she must improve her physical requirements, she will be given a new identity and asked to commit acts of terrorism on behalf of the organization. When she completes these assignments successfully--and proves her loyalty--she will be offered the opportunity to take out the terrorists who brought down flight NEO027. Stephanie agrees to all of the organization's demands without hesitation.
As "Petra," a mercenary terrorist based out of Germany, and as "Marina," an international businesswoman based in London, she enters the brutal world of international espionage, and adapts quickly. She is able to numb her feelings and act on instinct alone. But as the stakes get higher, Stephanie begins to question what her value really is. Is the organization telling her the truth--do they know who caused flight NEO027 to explode? Or are they using her for some other agenda? More important: Is avenging her family worth the price she is paying? And if it isn't--will the organization that created her let her go?
Violent, edgy, and unpredictable, The Rhythm Section takes readers deep into the world of international espionage , it is a nonstop thriller from the first page to the last. [via]
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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincolnby Doris Kearns GoodwinISBN 0743270754 (0-7432-7075-4)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln'Book summary:Winner of the Lincoln Prize Acclaimed historian Doris Kearns Goodwin illuminates Lincoln's political genius in this highly original work, as the one-term congressman and prairie lawyer rises from obscurity to prevail over three gifted rivals of national reputation to become president. On May 18, 1860, William H. Seward, Salmon P. Chase, Edward Bates, and Abraham Lincoln waited in their hometowns for the results from the Republican National Convention in Chicago. When Lincoln emerged as the victor, his rivals were dismayed and angry. Throughout the turbulent 1850s, each had energetically sought the presidency as the conflict over slavery was leading inexorably to secession and civil war. That Lincoln succeeded, Goodwin demonstrates, was the result of a character that had been forged by experiences that raised him above his more privileged and accomplished rivals. He won because he possessed an extraordinary ability to put himself in the place of other men, to experience what they were feeling, to understand their motives and desires. It was this capacity that enabled Lincoln as president to bring his disgruntled opponents together, create the most unusual cabinet in history, and marshal their talents to the task of preserving the Union and winning the war. We view the long, horrifying struggle from the vantage of the White House as Lincoln copes with incompetent generals, hostile congressmen, and his raucous cabinet. He overcomes these obstacles by winning the respect of his former competitors, and in the case of Seward, finds a loyal and crucial friend to see him through. This brilliant multiple biography is centered on Lincoln's mastery of men and how it shaped the most significant presidency in the nation's history. [via]
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True Stories About Abraham Lincolnby Ruth Belov Gross, Charles TurzakISBN 0590438794 (0-590-43879-4)
Softcover, Scholastic
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We Are Lincoln Men: Abraham Lincoln and His Friendsby David Herbert DonaldISBN 0743254708 (0-7432-5470-8)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'We Are Lincoln Men: Abraham Lincoln and His Friends'Book summary:"We Are Lincoln Men" examines the significance of friendship in Abraham Lincoln's life and the role it played in his presidency. Though Lincoln had hundreds of acquaintances and dozens of admirers, he had almost no intimate friends. Behind his mask of affability and endless stream of humorous anecdotes, he maintained an inviolate reserve that only a few were ever able to penetrate. In this highly original book, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner David Herbert Donald examines, for the first time, these close friendships and explores their role in shaping Lincoln's career. "We Are Lincoln Men" shows how Lincoln's experiences as a boy growing up in frontier Indiana made it hard for him to develop warm, supportive relationships later in life. Not until 1837, when he met Joshua Fry Speed, with whom he shared a room and bed for the next four years, did he learn the real meaning of friendship. These two young men confided everything to each other, and they even helped each other as they diffidently sought brides. After Speed returned to Kentucky, Lincoln developed a close relationship with his younger law partner, William H. Herndon. He became Herndon's mentor and hero, and Herndon's idealization of him satisfied one of Lincoln's basic psychological needs. When he was elected President, Lincoln had no close personal friends in Washington until Illinois Senator Orville H. Browning arrived. Browning became his confidant and, under Lincoln's skillful guidance, served as his strongest supporter in Congress. This useful friendship dissolved when the two men disagreed over emancipation, and Browning became further alienated when Lincoln three times passed over the opportunity to name him to the United States Supreme Court. In his greatest triumph of friendship, Lincoln won over his powerful, opinionated Secretary of State, William H. Seward, who thought he was better qualified than the President for his job. [via]
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With Malice Toward None: The Life of Abraham Lincolnby Stephen B. OatesISBN 0060924713 (0-06-092471-3)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'With Malice Toward None: The Life of Abraham Lincoln'Book summary:Someone once said that more books have been written about Abraham Lincoln than any other person in history save Jesus and Shakespeare. Indeed, it is impossible to understand the Civil War without getting to know the complex figure of the 16th president. More than any other biographer, Stephen B. Oates brings the plain-talking man from Illinois to life as a canny politician, a doting husband, and a determined wartime leader. Oates has an appealing appreciation for Lincoln's majestic control of the English language, his raw humor, and his undeniable heroism. The final pages, covering Lincoln's death and his legacy, are graceful and moving. [via]
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Hardcover, Amer Political Biography Pr - With Malice Toward None: The Life of Abraham Lincoln: ISBN 0451628152 (0-451-62815-2)
Softcover, New Amer Library - With Malice Toward None: The Life of Abraham Lincoln: ISBN 0060132833 (0-06-013283-3)
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