Lincoln, the War President : The Gettysburg Lectures (Gettysburg Civil War Institute Books)
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"Americans interested in history need to make the pilgrimage to Gettysburg," writes Gabor Boritt in the Acknowledgments. In this book seven historians make that journey, five of them Pulitzer laureates, looking for Lincoln. Kenneth Stampp explores the issue of national self-determination,
comparing the South's struggle for independence to others in history (including the post-Soviets in eastern Europe). Arthur Schlessinger, Jr. offers a provocative comparison of how Lincoln and our other outstanding war president, FDR, went beyond the limits of the Constitution--and why. David Brion
Davis focuses on the moment of emancipation. Boritt traces Lincoln's transition from a strident war opponent as a young man to resolute war leader as president. Carl Degler compares the American attempt at national unification with the unifications of Italy, Germany, and other nations. Robert Bruce
contrasts premonitions of civil war with Lincoln's reluctance to accept war as a possibility. And James McPherson establishes once and for all the war president's brilliance as a national strategist. These outstanding essays--all but one published here for the first time--offer a new understanding
of a revolutionary epoch in American history, and of the role of the leader who helped transform the nation forever.
Lincoln, the War President: The Gettysburg Lectures (Gettysburg Civil War Institute Books),Gabor S. Boritt,Oxford University Press, USA,0195089111,History,History - U.S.,History: American,United States - Civil War,American history: c 1800 to c 1900,Central government,Civil war,History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877),History, American | Civil War & Reconstruction,USA,c 1800 to c 1900
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