LincolnSimon and Schuster, 20.12.2011 - 720 Seiten A masterful work by Pulitzer Prize–winning author David Herbert Donald, Lincoln is a stunning portrait of Abraham Lincoln’s life and presidency. Donald brilliantly depicts Lincoln’s gradual ascent from humble beginnings in rural Kentucky to the ever-expanding political circles in Illinois, and finally to the presidency of a country divided by civil war. Donald goes beyond biography, illuminating the gradual development of Lincoln’s character, chronicling his tremendous capacity for evolution and growth, thus illustrating what made it possible for a man so inexperienced and so unprepared for the presidency to become a great moral leader. In the most troubled of times, here was a man who led the country out of slavery and preserved a shattered Union—in short, one of the greatest presidents this country has ever seen. |
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... his earliest memories, but few of them concerned his mother, who remains a shadowy image. It is not even clear what she looked like. No one ever bothered to draw a likeness of Nancy Hanks Lincoln, and the age 22 • Lincoln.
... his earliest memories, but few of them concerned his mother, who remains a shadowy image. It is not even clear what she looked like. No one ever bothered to draw a likeness of Nancy Hanks Lincoln, and the age 22 • Lincoln.
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... looked upon as a wizzard." Though his censure was largely deserved, a school system that produced Abraham Lincoln could not have been wholly without merit. Indeed, his teachers, transient and untrained as they were, helped him master ...
... looked upon as a wizzard." Though his censure was largely deserved, a school system that produced Abraham Lincoln could not have been wholly without merit. Indeed, his teachers, transient and untrained as they were, helped him master ...
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... looked dazed, but one old lady rose up and shouted: "If you represent Christ then I'm done with the Bible." When no women were present, his stories sometimes took on a scatological tone. For instance, he recounted an anecdote he ...
... looked dazed, but one old lady rose up and shouted: "If you represent Christ then I'm done with the Bible." When no women were present, his stories sometimes took on a scatological tone. For instance, he recounted an anecdote he ...
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... looked for ways for him to supplement his income. One of them learned that John Calhoun, recently appointed county surveyor, was looking for an assistant and strongly recommended Lincoln. Before accepting, Lincoln hesitated because ...
... looked for ways for him to supplement his income. One of them learned that John Calhoun, recently appointed county surveyor, was looking for an assistant and strongly recommended Lincoln. Before accepting, Lincoln hesitated because ...
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... looked to Lincoln, now an experienced legislator though the next-to-youngest member of the group, as their floor leader. They came to Vandalia instructed by a recent county convention to promote internal improvements. At the capital a ...
... looked to Lincoln, now an experienced legislator though the next-to-youngest member of the group, as their floor leader. They came to Vandalia instructed by a recent county convention to promote internal improvements. At the capital a ...
Inhalt
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FOUR Always a Whig | 94 |
FIVE Lone Star of Illinois | 119 |
SIX At the Head of His Profession in This State | 142 |
SEVEN There Are No Whigs | 162 |
NINE The Taste Is in My Mouth | 230 |
TWELVE The Bottom Is Out of the Tub | 328 |
THIRTEEN An Instrument in Gods Hands | 354 |
FOURTEEN A Pumpkin in Each End of My Bag | 377 |
FIFTEEN What Will the Country Say | 407 |
SEVENTEEN The Greatest Question Ever Presented | 467 |
EIGHTEEN It Was Not Best to Swap Horses | 493 |
TWENTYONE I Will Take Care of Myself | 575 |
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