[PDF] Abraham Lincolns Journey To Greatness eBook

Author : Victor Searcher
Publisher :
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 48,51 MB
Release : 1960
Category : Manuscripts, English
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Account of the 1861 train trip by Lincoln to Washington, D.C. leading up to the inauguration.

Author : U. S. National Park Service
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 14,80 MB
Release : 2017-10-30
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ISBN : 9780265988169

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Excerpt from Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Greatness Lincoln lost the 1858 senate race to Douglas, but the fame of the Lincoln Douglass debates, which had drawn national newspaper coverage, made him a rising star in the new Republican Party. He spent the next two years on the stump speaking in Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, Kansas, New York, and in New England. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : David Von Drehle
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 40,2 MB
Release : 2012-10-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 080507970X

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"Von Drehle has chosen a critical year ('the most eventful year in American history' and the year Lincoln rose to greatness), done his homework, and written a spirited account."N"Publishers Weekly."

Author : The Media Publishers
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,79 MB
Release : 2023-11-25
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Explore the remarkable life of Abraham Lincoln in this captivating biography. Journey from his humble beginnings to the presidency during the Civil War, delving into his personal struggles, political strategies, and transformative decisions. Uncover untold stories, rare insights, and the enduring legacy of the 'Great Emancipator.' A concise and compelling read for those seeking a deeper understanding of Lincoln's profound impact on American history.

Author : Kees de Mooy
Publisher : Citadel Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 39,73 MB
Release : 2018-07-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0806540001

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The men and women who shaped our world—in their own words. The Wisdom Library invites you on a journey through the lives and works of the world’s greatest thinkers and leaders. Compiled by scholars, this series presents excerpts from the most important and revealing writings of the most remarkable minds of all time. THE WISDOM OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” —Abraham Lincoln Politician. Statesman. Civil rights leader. Literary craftsman. For a century and a half, the life—and words—of 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, have been praised as a shining example of American leadership. But Lincoln’s path to greatness was a humble one. The son of a frontier farmer, Lincoln was largely self-educated. When he took the national stage as a politician, his simple, straightforward prose was revolutionary for its time—resonating with men and women from all walks of life. In fact, with his “jogtrot prose, compacted of words and phrases still with the bark on,” Lincoln almost single-handedly changed the way the English language is spoken in America. And while he will always be remembered as the man dedicated to restoring a shattered Union, and—with the Thirteenth Amendment—freeing slaves, Lincoln was also one of the greatest communicators this country has ever seen. Now, in this one essential volume, excerpts have been collected from all of Lincoln’s finest documents, letters, and, of course, speeches like his famous Gettysburg Address. The Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln pays tribute to the president and patriot who, through both his words and deeds, changed the course of history.

Author : Michael Burlingame
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 26,36 MB
Release : 2021-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1643137352

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An enlightening narrative exploring an oft-overlooked aspect of the sixteenth president's life, An American Marriage reveals the tragic story of Abraham Lincoln’s marriage to Mary Todd. Abraham Lincoln was apparently one of those men who regarded “connubial bliss” as an untenable fantasy. During the Civil War, he pardoned a Union soldier who had deserted the army to return home to wed his sweetheart. As the president signed a document sparing the soldier's life, Lincoln said: “I want to punish the young man—probably in less than a year he will wish I had withheld the pardon.” Based on thirty years of research, An American Marriage describes and analyzes why Lincoln had good reason to regret his marriage to Mary Todd. This revealing narrative shows that, as First Lady, Mary Lincoln accepted bribes and kickbacks, sold permits and pardons, engaged in extortion, and peddled influence. The reader comes to learn that Lincoln wed Mary Todd because, in all likelihood, she seduced him and then insisted that he protect her honor. Perhaps surprisingly, the 5’2” Mrs. Lincoln often physically abused her 6’4” husband, as well as her children and servants; she humiliated her husband in public; she caused him, as president, to fear that she would disgrace him publicly. Unlike her husband, she was not profoundly opposed to slavery and hardly qualifies as the “ardent abolitionist” that some historians have portrayed. While she providid a useful stimulus to his ambition, she often “crushed his spirit,” as his law partner put it. In the end, Lincoln may not have had as successful a presidency as he did—where he showed a preternatural ability to deal with difficult people—if he had not had so much practice at home.

Author : Joshua Wolf Shenk
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 16,35 MB
Release : 2006-10-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 054752689X

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A nuanced psychological portrait of Abraham Lincoln that finds his legendary political strengths rooted in his most personal struggles. Giving shape to the deep depression that pervaded Lincoln's adult life, Joshua Wolf Shenk’s Lincoln’s Melancholy reveals how this illness influenced both the President’s character and his leadership. Mired in personal suffering as a young man, Lincoln forged a hard path toward mental health. Shenk draws on seven years of research from historical record, interviews with Lincoln scholars, and contemporary research on depression to understand the nature of Lincoln’s unhappiness. In the process, Shenk discovers that the President’s coping strategies—among them, a rich sense of humor and a tendency toward quiet reflection—ultimately helped him to lead the nation through its greatest turmoil. A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice SELECTED AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Washington Post Book World, Atlanta Journal-Constituion, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette As Featured on the History Channel documentary Lincoln “Fresh, fascinating, provocative.”—Sanford D. Horwitt, San Francisco Chronicle “Some extremely beautiful prose and fine political rhetoric and leaves one feeling close to Lincoln, a considerable accomplishment.”—Andrew Solomon, New York Magazine “A profoundly human and psychologically important examination of the melancholy that so pervaded Lincoln's life.”—Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D., author of An Unquiet Mind

Author : Wayne Whipple
Publisher : Xist Publishing
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 40,13 MB
Release : 2016-03-17
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1681955385

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The Journey of a Young Man from Rags to Greatness Using interviews with people who knew the Great Abraham Lincoln, Wayne Whipple tries to build a character as great as the 16th President of the United States. Follow his journey from a motherless boy living in a humble hut to his great challenges that ultimately built his magnificent personality and prepared him for his final battle, the battle that would change America forever. This Xist Classics edition has been professionally formatted for e-readers with a linked table of contents. This eBook also contains a bonus book club leadership guide and discussion questions. We hope you’ll share this book with your friends, neighbors and colleagues and can’t wait to hear what you have to say about it. Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. Xist Publishing creates books for the touchscreen generation and is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takes.