Author: David Brainerd WilliamsonPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 336
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Abraham Lincoln, Commander-in-chief of the Army and Navy of the United States
Author: William Harrison LambertPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Life and Public Services of Abraham Lincoln
Author: David Brainerd WilliamsonPublisher:
ISBN:
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Pages : 336
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The Life, and Martyrdom of Abraham Lincoln
Author: The Life and Martyrdom of Abraham Lincoln
Author: David Brainerd WilliamsonPublisher:
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Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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Abraham Lincoln, Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States
Author: William Harrison LambertPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780483305670
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Excerpt from Abraham Lincoln, Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States: Annual Oration Delivered Before the Society of the Army of the Potomac When forty thousand Frenchmen, chafing under the impe rial rule that had overthrown their loved Republic, sought to express their sympathy with the American people in the hour of its profound grief, they presented to the widow Of the martyred President a massive gold medal, upon which was inscribed this summary Of his work, this legend Of his eternal fame: lincoln the honest man - abolished slavery, RE established the union - saved the republic - without veil ing the form OF liberty. From the highest reach that Mr. Lincoln had attained before his accession to the Presidency to the zenith of his career, the space seems incalculable. The study Of his earlier life shows indeed that he possessed clearness of thought, remarkable gift Of expression, native sagacity, honesty Of purpose, and courage Of conviction that he was devoted to the rights Of man, and that he loved his country; but that he possessed elementsof greatness in such degree as was revealed by the war, could not have been surmised from aught he had said or done. And that he should manifest so soon and so signally his ability to rule a great nation in the most dangerous period Ofits existence; that he should overtower his associates, and prove that more than they he was fitted to save the government; that he could wield a power vastly greater than that which had been possessed by his predecessors and surpassing that exercised by any contemporary ruler, king or emperor, could not have been foreseen by any lacking divine inspiration. Not by graded steps, but by giant stride, Lincoln reached the height of power, achievement, and fame. True, the progress Of the war revealed growth in his charac ter, thought, and force, and he stood conspicuously higher at its close than at its beginning; but at its opening it was apparent that Providence had so shaped the country's destiny that the man who had been chosen mainly because of his availability as a presidential candidate was far and away the one man for the Office and the work. 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.
Abraham Lincoln
Author: William H. LambertPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781331055099
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Excerpt from Abraham Lincoln: Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy, of the United States; Annual Oration Delivered Before the Society of the Army of the Potomac, at Pittsburg October 11 1899 R. James F. Hope, President of The Union League, introduced the speaker of the evening, Major William H. Lambert, in the following language. 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.
Life and Public Services of Abraham Lincoln
Author: David Brainerd WilliamsonPublisher: Hardpress Publishing
ISBN: 9780461537840
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
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Tried by War
Author: James M. McPhersonPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440652457
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
"James M. McPherson’s Tried by War is a perfect primer . . . for anyone who wishes to understand the evolution of the president’s role as commander in chief. Few historians write as well as McPherson, and none evoke the sound of battle with greater clarity." —The New York Times Book Review The Pulitzer Prize–winning author reveals how Lincoln won the Civil War and invented the role of commander in chief as we know it As we celebrate the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth, this study by preeminent, bestselling Civil War historian James M. McPherson provides a rare, fresh take on one of the most enigmatic figures in American history. Tried by War offers a revelatory (and timely) portrait of leadership during the greatest crisis our nation has ever endured. Suspenseful and inspiring, this is the story of how Lincoln, with almost no previous military experience before entering the White House, assumed the powers associated with the role of commander in chief, and through his strategic insight and will to fight changed the course of the war and saved the Union.
The Life, and Martyrdom of Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States; And Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States (Classic Reprint)
Author: David Brainerd WilliamsonPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781334446757
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Excerpt from The Life, and Martyrdom of Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States; And Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States In compiling this selection of Lincoln's works, I have been guided by one principle or purpose. I have chosen those writ ings which illustrate Lincoln's political and social philosophy and his views on the great issues of his day. My attempt has been to present Lincoln the philosopher of democracy. I have not tried to present the complete Lincoln. I have taken these selections from published collections of Lincoln's works. For the most part, I have reproduced the speeches and letters as they are given in these earlier works, including punctuation and spelling. The first editors of Lin coln's works, John G. Nicolay and John Hay, edited Lincoln to achieve a formal correctness. The changes they made were of a minor nature and did no violence to Lincoln's meaning. I have taken Nicolay and Hay as the closest possible approach to the original documents. Wherever I have omitted a portion of a speech or a letter, I have indicated that omission by asterisks. 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.
The Life, and Martyrdom of Abraham Lincoln
Author: David Brainerd WilliamsonPublisher:
ISBN: 9783337468071
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 196
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