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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
- ASIN: 0743270754
- ISBN: 0743270754
- Brand: Simon & Schuster
- Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
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... [Read More]
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Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1832-1858 (Library of America)
- ASIN: 0940450437
- ISBN: 0940450437
- Brand: Library of America
- Manufacturer: Library of America
Abraham Lincoln measured the promise—and cost—of American freedom in lucid and extraordinarily moving prose, famous for its native wit, simple dignity of expressions, and peculiarly American flavor. This volume, with its companion, Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writing 1859–1865, comprises the most comprehensive selection ever published.... [Read More]
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Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President (Library of Religious Biography (LRB))
- ASIN: 0802842933
- ISBN: 9780802842930
- Manufacturer: Eerdmans
An enlightening "intellectual biography" of Lincoln, Allen Guelzo's peerless account of America's most celebrated president explores the role of ideas in Lincoln's life, treating him as a serious thinker deeply involved in the nineteenth-century debates over politics, religion, and culture. Written with passion and dramatic impact, Guelzo's masterf... [Read More]
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Abraham Lincoln: Quotes, Quips, and Speeches
- ASIN: 158182677X
- ISBN: 9781581826777
- Brand: Lincoln, Abraham/ Leidner, Gordon (EDT)
- Manufacturer: Cumberland House
More than 140 years since his death, the enduring legacy of a great president, an American success story, and the celebrated leader of the Civil War continues. Abraham Lincoln: Quotes, Quips, and Speeches captures the essence of the sixteenth president. In addition to Lincoln's own words, Gordon Leidner includes insights into the man by those who k... [Read More]
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I am Abraham Lincoln (Ordinary People Change the World)
- ASIN: 0803740832
- ISBN: 0803740832
- Brand: Dial Books
- Manufacturer: Dial Books
We can all be heroes. That’s the inspiring message of this lively, collectible picture book biography series from New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer. “Kids always search for heroes, so we might as well have a say in it,” Brad Meltzer realized, and so he envisioned this friendly, fun approach to biography – for his own kids, a... [Read More]
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The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: A Book of Quotations (Dover Thrift Editions)
- UPC: 800759440979
- ASIN: 0486440974
- ISBN: 0486440974
- Manufacturer: Dover Publications
The most eloquent of American presidents, Lincoln seemed to have a comment — sagacious or humorous — on just about anything that mattered. This concise compendium offers his astute observations on a variety of subjects—from women to warfare. Nearly 400 quotations include such thought-provoking and memorable remarks as:Bad promises are better ... [Read More]
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Abe Lincoln's Hat (Step into Reading)
- ASIN: 0679849777
- ISBN: 0679849777
- Brand: Random House Books for Young Readers
- Manufacturer: Random House Books for Young Readers
How do you remember things? President Abraham Lincoln used a special trick -- he placed reminders under his top hat! Read all about it and more in this leveled reader perfect for President's Day and for anyone looking to discover fun facts about one of our nation's greatest presidents!This Step 3 History Reader shares some fascinating anecdotes abo... [Read More]
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Who Was Abraham Lincoln?
- ASIN: 0448448866
- ISBN: 0448448866
- Brand: Grosset Dunlap
- Manufacturer: Penguin Workshop
Born to a family of farmers, Lincoln stood out from an early age—literally! (He was six feet four inches tall.) As sixteenth President of the United States, he guided the nation through the Civil War and saw the abolition of slavery. But Lincoln was tragically shot one night at Ford’s Theater—the first President to be assassinated. Over 100 b... [Read More]
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Lincoln's Last Trial: The Murder Case That Propelled Him to the Presidency
- ASIN: 1335424695
- ISBN: 1335424695
- Manufacturer: Hanover Square Press
Instant New York Times bestseller!A Washington Independent Review of Books Favorite Book of 2018A Suspense Magazine Best Book of 2018A Mental Floss Best Book of 2018A USA Today Top 10 Hot Book for Summer“Makes you feel as if you are watching a live camera riveted on a courtroom more than 150 years ago.” —Diane Sawyer The true story of Abraham... [Read More]
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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
- ASIN: 0446563072
- ISBN: 9780446563079
- Brand: Grand Central Publishing
- Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing
Indiana, 1818. Moonlight falls through the dense woods that surround a one-room cabin, where a nine-year-old Abraham Lincoln kneels at his suffering mother's bedside. She's been stricken with something the old-timers call "Milk Sickness.""My baby boy..." she whispers before dying.Only later will the grieving Abe learn that his mother's fatal afflic... [Read More]
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Leadership: In Turbulent Times
- ASIN: 1476795924
- ISBN: 1476795924
- Brand: Simon & Schuster
- Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
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Lincoln at Cooper Union: The Speech That Made Abraham Lincoln President (Simon & Schuster Lincoln Library)
- ASIN: 0743299647
- ISBN: 0743299647
- Brand: Brand: Simon n Schuster
- Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
Winner of the Lincoln PrizeLincoln at Cooper Union explores Lincoln's most influential and widely reported pre-presidential address -- an extraordinary appeal by the western politician to the eastern elite that propelled him toward the Republican nomination for president. Delivered in New York in February 1860, the Cooper Union speech dispelled dou... [Read More]
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Abraham Lincoln: The Man Behind the Myths
- ASIN: 0060924721
- ISBN: 9780060924720
- Brand: Oates, Stephen B.
- Manufacturer: Harper Perennial
An essential book for any student of Lincoln and American history, Abraham Lincoln: The Man Behind the Myths is acclaimed Lincoln biographer Stephen B. Oates's unique exploration of America's sixteenth president in reality and memory. In this multifaceted portrait, Oates, "the most popular historical interpreter of Lincoln" (Gabor S. Boritt, New Y... [Read More]
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Abraham Lincoln (The American Presidents Series: The 16th President, 1861-1865)
- ASIN: 0805083456
- ISBN: 9780805083453
- Brand: Times Books
- Manufacturer: Times Books
America's greatest president, who rose to power in the country's greatest hour of need and whose vision saw the United States through the Civil WarAbraham Lincoln towers above the others who have held the office of president―the icon of greatness, the pillar of strength whose words bound up the nation's wounds. His presidency is the hinge on whic... [Read More]
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
- ASIN: 0439903548
- ISBN: 9780439903547
- Brand: Scholastic Press
- Manufacturer: Scholastic Press
NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author James Swanson delivers a riveting account of the chase for Abraham Lincoln's assassin.Based on rare archival material, obscure trial manuscripts, and interviews with relatives of the conspirators and the manhunters, CHASING LINCOLN'S KILLER is a fast-paced thriller about the pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth... [Read More]
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Abraham Lincoln, a Man of Faith and Courage: Stories of Our Most Admired President
- ASIN: 1416550968
- ISBN: 1416550968
- Manufacturer: Howard Books
How Lincoln's Faith Shaped His Leadership Undoubtedly the most revered leader in American history, Abraham Lincoln has had more books written about him than all our nation's presidents put together. But for all that's been written, little has focused on his faith and how this quality shaped the man who led our country during its most tumultuous y... [Read More]
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The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels
- ASIN: 0399589813
- ISBN: 0399589813
- Manufacturer: Random House
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jon Meacham helps us understand the present moment in American politics and life by looking back at critical times in our history when hope overcame division and fear.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR • The Christian Science Monitor • Southern Living Our current clima... [Read More]
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Presidents of War
- ASIN: 0307409600
- ISBN: 9780307409607
- Manufacturer: Crown
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From a preeminent presidential historian comes a “monumental and profoundly important” (Ron Chernow) saga of America’s wartime chief executivesBILL GATES’S SUMMER READING LISTTen years in the research and writing, Presidents of War is a fresh, magisterial, intimate look at a procession of American leaders a... [Read More]
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The Presidents: Noted Historians Rank America's Best--and Worst--Chief Executives
- ASIN: 1541774337
- ISBN: 1541774337
- Manufacturer: PublicAffairs
The complete rankings of our best -- and worst -- presidents, based on C-SPAN's much-cited Historians Surveys of Presidential Leadership. Over a period of decades, C-SPAN has surveyed leading historians on the best and worst of America's presidents across a variety of categories -- their ability to persuade the public, their leadership skills, the ... [Read More]
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Lincoln President-Elect: Abraham Lincoln and the Great Secession Winter 1860-1861
- ASIN: 0743289471
- ISBN: 0743289471
- Brand: Brand: Simon n Schuster
- Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
A chronicle of the four months between Lincoln's election and inauguration evaluates the period decisions he made regarding slavery, secession, and the possibility of a Civil War, in an account that also offers insight into the selections of his cabinet members. 35,000 first printing.
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