Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America : A Biography

A Biography

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, History & Theory, History, Americas, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877), Biography & Memoir, Political
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Author: William E. Gienapp ISBN: 9780199857777
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Publication: April 8, 2002
Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA Language: English
Author: William E. Gienapp
ISBN: 9780199857777
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication: April 8, 2002
Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English

In Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America historian William Gienapp provides a remarkably concise up-to-date and vibrant biography of the most revered figure in United States history. While the heart of the book focuses on the Civil War Gienapp begins with a finely etched portrait of Lincoln's early life from pioneer farm boy to politician and lawyer in Springfield to his stunning election as sixteenth president of the United States. We see how Lincoln grew during his years in office how he developed a keen aptitude for military strategy and displayed enormous skill in dealing with his generals and also how his war strategy evolved from a desire to preserve the Union to emancipation and total war. Gienapp shows how Lincoln's early years influenced his skills as commander-in-chief and also demonstrates that throughout the stresses of the war years Lincoln's basic character shone through: his good will and fundamental decency his remarkable self-confidence matched with genuine humility his immunity to the passions and hatreds the war spawned his extraordinary patience and his timeless eloquence. A former backwoodsman and country lawyer Abraham Lincoln rose to become one of our greatest presidents. This biography offers a vivid account of Lincoln's dramatic ascension to the pinnacle of American history.

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In Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America historian William Gienapp provides a remarkably concise up-to-date and vibrant biography of the most revered figure in United States history. While the heart of the book focuses on the Civil War Gienapp begins with a finely etched portrait of Lincoln's early life from pioneer farm boy to politician and lawyer in Springfield to his stunning election as sixteenth president of the United States. We see how Lincoln grew during his years in office how he developed a keen aptitude for military strategy and displayed enormous skill in dealing with his generals and also how his war strategy evolved from a desire to preserve the Union to emancipation and total war. Gienapp shows how Lincoln's early years influenced his skills as commander-in-chief and also demonstrates that throughout the stresses of the war years Lincoln's basic character shone through: his good will and fundamental decency his remarkable self-confidence matched with genuine humility his immunity to the passions and hatreds the war spawned his extraordinary patience and his timeless eloquence. A former backwoodsman and country lawyer Abraham Lincoln rose to become one of our greatest presidents. This biography offers a vivid account of Lincoln's dramatic ascension to the pinnacle of American history.

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