Author: Francis Bicknell Carpenter
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Languages : en
Pages : 388

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Author: Francis Bicknell Carpenter
Publisher: Scholarly Pub Office Univ of
ISBN: 9781425537777
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 364

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Author: Frank Bicknell Carpenter
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Languages : en
Pages : 359

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Author: Francis Bicknell Carpenter
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Languages : en
Pages : 362

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Author: F. B. Carpenter
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ISBN: 9781533326515
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Languages : en
Pages : 256

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In February 1864 Francis B. Carpenter began work on his painting First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation. He would go on to spend six months in the White House and in the company of Abraham Lincoln at the height of the American Civil War. First published in 1866, just one year after Abraham Lincoln's assassination, Francis B. Carpenter provides us with a deeply personal portrait of one of the most iconic figures of American history. Nonetheless, this book is primarily about the president and his cabinet in 1864. Carpenter provides an insightful account of the nature of politics and his experiences meeting with the host of politicians that attended the White House in his time there. William Seward, Edwin Stanton and Ulysses S. Grant amongst others fill the pages as the supporting cast for the monumental Lincoln. Six Months at the White House contains a collection of anecdotes about Abraham Lincoln and helps to put a human face to the man who has become more legend than man. Whether it is Lincoln reciting Shakespeare at dinner or including his youngest son Tad in meetings of state, Carpenter provides a well-rounded picture of the American president. In turn, he presents Lincoln as the merciful leader, the stern father, the sage law-giver, and the consummate storyteller. Through both his own experiences and the opinions of several other individuals who knew Lincoln well, Carpenter creates a personal account of the man than later histories and biographies. 'It remains an essential volume in any Lincoln library.' The New York Times Francis Bicknell Carpenter (1830-1900) was a painter born in New York, best known for his painting of the First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation, still displayed in the Capitol building in Washington, DC. Carpenter painted the portraits for four American presidents and many more of the most important pre-Civil War politicians. A fervent abolitionist, he viewed the Emancipation Proclamation as "an act unparalleled for moral grandeur in the history of mankind." For details of other books published by Albion Press go to the website at www.albionpress.co.uk. Albion Press is an imprint of Endeavour Press, the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via http://on.fb.me/1HweQV7. We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now.

Author: Francis Bicknell Carpenter
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Author: Carpenter F. B. (Francis Bicknell)
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ISBN: 9780526784400
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 358

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Author: F. B. (Francis Bicknell) 183 Carpenter
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ISBN: 9781372119934
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 376

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Author: Michael Burlingame
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252066672
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 418

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Based primarily on long-neglected manuscript and newspaper sources--and especially on reminiscences of people who knew him--this psychobiography casts new light on Lincoln. Burlingame uses a blend of Freudian and Jungian theory to interpret the psyche of the 16th president.

Author: Louis P. Masur
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674071336
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 476

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"The time has come now," Abraham Lincoln told his cabinet as he presented the preliminary draft of a "Proclamation of Emancipation." Lincoln's effort to end slavery has been controversial from its inception-when it was denounced by some as an unconstitutional usurpation and by others as an inadequate half-measure-up to the present, as historians have discounted its import and impact. At the sesquicentennial of the Emancipation Proclamation, Louis Masur seeks to restore the document's reputation by exploring its evolution. Lincoln's Hundred Days is the first book to tell the full story of the critical period between September 22, 1862, when Lincoln issued his preliminary Proclamation, and January 1, 1863, when he signed the final, significantly altered, decree. In those tumultuous hundred days, as battlefield deaths mounted, debate raged. Masur commands vast primary sources to portray the daily struggles and enormous consequences of the president's efforts as Lincoln led a nation through war and toward emancipation. With his deadline looming, Lincoln hesitated and calculated, frustrating friends and foes alike, as he reckoned with the anxieties and expectations of millions. We hear these concerns, from poets, cabinet members and foreign officials, from enlisted men on the front and free blacks as well as slaves. Masur presents a fresh portrait of Lincoln as a complex figure who worried about, listened to, debated, prayed for, and even joked with his country, and then followed his conviction in directing America toward a terrifying and thrilling unknown.