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One Man Great Enough: Abraham Lincoln's Road to Civil War
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by John C. Waugh
Sales Rank: 417479
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Discount: 62 %
$3.34
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Features
Cover Type: Hard Cover with 496 pages
Published by: Harcourt October 30, 2007
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0151010714
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0151010714
Book Dimensions:
9 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
Weighs: 1.6 pounds
From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. Former Christian Science Monitor journalist Waugh is the author of six books on the Civil War, including Re-electing Lincoln, perhaps the most accessible and complete volume on the pivotal presidential election of 1864. In his latest book, Waugh employs the same combination of lively prose backed with solid research to examine Lincoln's life story from birth to his first presidential inauguration, rarely straying from the themes of the future of the Union, impending Civil War and, more importantly, slavery. Waugh covers the events in Lincoln's pre-April 1861 life, making liberal use of Lincoln's own words, primarily from letters and speeches, and the reminiscences of one of Lincoln's closest friends and associates, his former law partner William Herndon. Waugh shows that although Lincoln embraced white supremacy and opposed interracial marriage and black suffrage during his early years as an Illinois state legislator, he managed to separate those views from his strong opposition to the institution of slavery. If Slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong, Lincoln later said. I can not remember when I did not so think, and feel. Waugh is particular adept at weaving details of Lincoln's family life into the narrative, which focuses on decidedly political matters, including the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates and the 1860 presidential election campaign. (Nov.)
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Product Review
Thomas F. Schwartz, Illinois State Historian, Lincoln Presidential Library : "General audiences will delight in Waugh''s expansive narrative full of colorful anecdotes. This book vividly illustrates why Abraham Lincoln remains a touchstone for democracy."
Reader Reviews
A basic history of Abraham Lincoln's political journey from Illinois to Washington, D.C. Nothing in this book will be a surprise to dedicated readers on the Civil War era. The author writes in a folksy style, sourcing quotes from local press accounts of the time, memoirs, and early Lincoln biographies. Mr. Waugh uses the Little Giant, Senator Douglas, and his long-time and somewhat unusual relationship to the up-and-coming Lincoln as a common thread throughout his book. Not broad or deep scholarship, but worth reading for one in need of an introduction to, or reminder of, the greatness embodied in the one who finally ended slavery within our land.
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