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Lincoln and the Civil War by Burlingame, Michael, 1941-

Table of Contents: “…The election of 1860 and southern secession -- From election to inauguration -- The Fort Sumter crisis -- The war begins -- Stalemate -- War in earnest -- Dealing with slavery -- Winter of discontent -- The tide turns -- Reelection -- Endgame.…”
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Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America a biography / by Gienapp, William E.

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Devil's game the Civil War intrigues of Charles A. Dunham / by Cumming, Carman

“…United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Biography.…”
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Lincoln and his admirals Abraham Lincoln, the U.S. Navy, and the Civil War / by Symonds, Craig L.

“…United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Naval operations.…”
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At Lincoln's side John Hay's Civil War correspondence and selected writings / by Hay, John, 1838-1905

Table of Contents: “…pt. 1. Civil War correspondence -- pt. 2. Selected writings.…”
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An idler John Hay's social and aesthetic commentaries for the press during the Civil War, 1861-1865 / by Hay, John, 1838-1905

“…United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects.…”
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The battles that made Abraham Lincoln how Lincoln mastered his enemies to win the Civil War, free the slaves, and preserve the Union / by Tagg, Larry

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Lincoln's political generals : the battlefield performance of seven controversial appointees / by Patterson, Benton Rain, 1929-

“…United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Biography.…”
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Lincoln's White House secretary the adventurous life of William O. Stoddard / by Stoddard, William Osborn, 1835-1925

“…United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives.…”
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Lincoln revisited new insights from the Lincoln Forum /

“…United States History Civil War, 1861-1865.…”
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Abraham Lincoln the observations of John G. Nicolay and John Hay /

“…United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Anecdotes.…”
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Abraham Lincoln in the post-heroic era history and memory in late twentieth-century America / by Schwartz, Barry, 1938-

Table of Contents: “…Ascension : Lincoln in the Great Depression -- Apex : Lincoln in the Second World War -- Transition : Cold War, racial conflict, and contested images of Lincoln -- Transfiguration : civil rights movement, vanishing savior of the Union -- Erosion : fading prestige, benign ridicule -- Post-heroic era : acids of equality and the waning of greatness -- Inertia : the enduring Lincoln.…”
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Lincoln, the law, and presidential leadership /

Table of Contents: “…Williams -- "I claim not to have controlled events" : Lincoln leadership, and the Emanicipation struggle / Edna Greene Medford -- The Quality of mercy : Abraham Lincoln and the presidential power to pardon / Ron Soodalter -- Lincoln and the law of war / Burrus M. Carnaham -- Lincoln an the potter Congressional Committee concerning the loyalty of government employees / Natalie Sweet -- Equality, statesmanship, and the Lincoln image in progressive presidential rhetoric / Jason R. …”
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Lincoln & Darwin shared visions of race, science, and religion / by Lander, James

Table of Contents: “…Origins and education -- Voyages and the experience of slavery -- The racial background, personal encounters, and turning points in 1837 -- Religious reformation -- Career preparations and rivals, 1845-49 -- Mortality, invention, and geology -- Scientific racism -- The types of mankind and the Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854-55 -- The politics of race -- Campaigning, 1856-58 -- Publications and crocodiles, 1859-60 -- More debates and new reviews -- Designers and inventors -- Inventions for a long war -- The Trent affair : a chemistry problem -- Delegation and control -- The rationality of colonization -- Colonization and emancipation -- Societies -- Mill workers and freedmen -- Testing hopes and hoaxes -- Spiritual forces -- Meeting Agassiz -- The descent of man -- An end to religion -- The dream of equality.…”
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Abraham Lincoln as a man of ideas by Guelzo, Allen C.

Table of Contents: “…-- The unlikely intellectual biography of Abraham Lincoln -- Abraham Lincoln and the doctrine of necessity -- Come-outers and community-men: Abraham Lincoln and the idea of community in nineteenth-century America -- Lincoln and natural law -- "Fiends ... facing Zionwards": Abraham Lincoln's reluctant embrace of the abolitionists -- Apples of gold in a picture of silver: Lincoln, the constitution, and liberty -- Understanding emancipation: Lincoln's proclamation and the end of slavery -- Defending emancipation: Abraham Lincoln and the Conkling letter, August 1863 -- Prudence and the Proclamation -- Lincoln and the "war powers" of the Presidency.…”
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Lincoln lessons reflections on America's greatest leader /

Table of Contents: “…Jaffa -- Lincoln through the eyes of a civil war and civil rights historian / John F. Marszalek -- Lincoln's legacy for our time / James M. …”
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