Wrestling With His Angel
The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. II, 1849-1856
The magisterial (The New York Times Book Review) second volume of Sidney Blumenthal's acclaimed, landmark biography, The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, reveals the future president's genius during the most decisive period of his political life when he seizes the moment, finds his voice, and helps create a new political party.In 1849, Abraham Lincoln seems condemned to political isolation and defeat. His Whig Party is broken in the 1852 election, and disintegrates. His perennial rival, Stephen Douglas, forges an alliance with the Southern senators and Secretary of War Jefferson Davis. Violent struggle breaks out on the plains of Kansas, a…
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- ISBN: 978-1-5011-5380-8
- EAN: 9781501153808
- Produktnummer: 20187896
- Verlag: Simon + Schuster Inc.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 608 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 14'759 KB
- Abbildungen: rough front; 41 b&w thru-out; endpapers;
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Sidney Blumenthal
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