About this title: The first short biography of the sixteenth president by America's preeminent Civil War historian, Abraham Lincoln follows the son of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks from their Kentucky farm to the Illinois legislature, and finally the nation's capitol. February of 2009 marks the bicentennial of his birth and this book will be a compact, concise history of a man with big ideals and an even larger legacy. James McPherson, our country's foremost historian of the Civil War, authors this attractively packaged book on Lincoln for an audience that would prefer a brief treament rather than David ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780195374520ISBN:0195374525
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780195374520ISBN:0195374525
Description: New. Marking the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth, this marvelous short biography by a leading historian offers an illuminating portrait of one of the giants in the American story. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780195374520ISBN:0195374525
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 79 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Brand New Hardcover with Dust Jacket-Just Arrived from Publisher-Ships with Tracking # read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780195374520ISBN:0195374525
Description: Fine in Near fine jacket. Near fine; Hardcover; 8vo; Date of Publication: '2009'; City of Publication: 'Oxford'; Subject: 'Presidential Biography' read more
"Alice is always accusing me of reading long books which by sheer bulk alone she concludes are dull as dishwater. I counter this notion with this thin book, a mere 65 pages. A biography of Lincoln, big or small, merits consideration. This one is fro the esteemed author who wrote the terrific one volume history of the Civil War, Battle cry of Freedom. So if you want your Lincoln in in a small but worthy dose, read this book"
"This book was really good if all you want is a breif, historical, fact-only account of Lincoln's life. Although you get a feel for what Lincoln was like, there is not much of Lincoln's own words or writings in it to really get "acquainted" with him."
"A 65 page nuts and bolts primer on the life of Abraham Lincoln by one of the most trusted Civil War era scholars of our time. If you just want a reliable synopsis of Lincoln with extensive research, scholarship, and knowledge to back it up-read this."
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