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Differ we must how Lincoln succeeded in a divided America

"From journalist and historian Steve Inskeep, a compelling and nuanced exploration of the political acumen of Abraham Lincoln via sixteen encounters before and during his presidency, bringing to light not only the strategy of a great politician who inherited a country divided, but lessons for o...

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Main Author: Inskeep, Steve (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Penguin Press, 2023.
Subjects:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Political and social views.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Friends and associates.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
Political leadership > United States > History > 19th century.
United States > Politics and government > 1849-1877.
Biographies.
Table of Contents:
  • Protagonist : Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1846
  • Provocateur : Joshua Giddings, January 8, 1849
  • Partisan : Judge Douglas, October 4, 1854
  • Extremist : Owen Lovejoy, May 29, 1856
  • Nativist : Joseph Gillespie, September 12, 1858
  • Fixer : Thurlow Weed, May 24, 1860
  • Conspiracy Theorist : Duff Green, December 28, 1860
  • Outcast : William Florville, Late 1860
  • Editor : William Henry Seward, February 23, 1861
  • Emissary : Jessie Benton FreĢmont, September 10, 1861
  • Strategist : George McClellan, September 2, 1862
  • Sovereign : Lean Bear, March 27, 1863
  • Dissident : George H. Pendleton, June 25, 1863
  • Activist : Frederick Douglass, August 10, 1863
  • Soldier : Mary Ellen Wise, September 1864
  • Justice : John A. Campbell, April 4, 1865
  • First Lady : Mary Todd Lincoln, April 14, 1865.

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