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Lincoln president-elect : Abraham Lincoln and the great secession winter 1860-1861 / Harold Holzer

Catalog Data

Author:
Holzer, Harold  Search this
Subject:
Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865  Search this
Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Political career before 1861  Search this
Physical description:
x, 623 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
2008
1857-1861
Civil War, 1861-1865
Contents:
The government is about to fall into our hands -- My troubles have just commenced -- We won't jump that ditch -- A masterly inactivity -- The tug has to come -- Very much like the critter -- If we surrender it is the end of us -- Will you hazard so desperate a step? -- With a task before me -- No occasion for any excitement -- I would rather be assassinated -- Plain as a turnpike road -- The ultimate justice of the people -- Epilogue : mystic chords of memory
Topic:
Politics and government  Search this
History  Search this
Causes  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_910684