Bibliograph

One man great enough, Abraham Lincoln's road to Civil War, John C. Waugh

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One man great enough, Abraham Lincoln's road to Civil War, John C. Waugh

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

One man great enough

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

John C. Waugh

Sub title

Abraham Lincoln's road to Civil War

Summary

From the author of The Class of 1846: "A swift-paced narrative of Lincoln's pre-presidential life." -The Washington Post Book World The award-winning historian John C. Waugh takes us on Lincoln's road to the Civil War. From Lincoln's first public rejection of slavery to his secret arrival in the capital, from his stunning debates with Stephen Douglas to his more contemplative moments, Waugh shows us America as Lincoln saw it and as Lincoln described it. Much of this wonderful story is told by Lincoln himself, detailing through his own writing his emergence onto the political scene and the evolution of his beliefs about the Union, the Constitution, democracy, slavery, and the buildup to the Civil War. In this acclaimed biography, Waugh brings us ever closer to understanding this mysterious, complicated, and truly great man

Target audience

adult

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