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Abraham Lincoln

Pulitzer Prize-winning author James M. McPherson provides an ideal short account of Lincoln--a compelling biography of a man of humble origins who preserved our nation during its greatest catastrophe and ended the scourge of slavery.

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Main Author:	McPherson, James M.
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Subjects:	Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865. Presidents > United States > Biography.
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Summary:	Pulitzer Prize-winning author James M. McPherson provides an ideal short account of Lincoln--a compelling biography of a man of humble origins who preserved our nation during its greatest catastrophe and ended the scourge of slavery.
Physical Description:	xi, 79 p. ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 73-77).
ISBN:	9780195374520 (acid-free paper) 0195374525 (acid-free paper)
Author Notes:	James M. McPherson is the author of Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era, which won a Pulitzer Prize in history, and For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War, a Lincoln Prize winner. He is the George Henry Davis Professor of American History at Princeton University in New Jersey, where he also lives. His newest book, entitled Abraham Lincoln, celebrates the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth with a short, but detailed look at this president's life. (Bowker Author Biography)