Abraham Lincoln by Benjamin Platt Thomas
Looks at one of American history's greatest figures, Abraham Lincoln. This book traces the president from his hardscrabble beginnings and early political career, through his years as an Illinois lawyer and his presidency during the Civil War.
The best one-volume biography of Abraham Lincoln that has ever been published... It will take its place immediately on that relatively small shelf of Lincoln books that are of outstanding and enduring value. - Paul M. Angle, editor of The Lincoln Reader ""A stirring story of a humble man who rose to greatness through his loyalty to his country's highest principles; a book from which adherents of democracy today may draw new inspiration."" - Adlai E. Stevenson ""It is the best one-volume life of Lincoln ever written. And I'm not at all sure that that assertion needs the 'one-volume' qualification."" - Chicago Sunday Tribune
Benjamin P. Thomas (1902-56) was the author of Lincoln's New Salem; Portrait for Posterity: Lincoln and His Biographers; and Stanton: The Life and Times of Lincoln's Secretary of War (completed after his death by Harold M. Hyman). For many years he was the secretary of the Abraham Lincoln Association.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780809328871 |
| ISBN 10 | 0809328879 |
| Title | Abraham Lincoln |
| Author | Benjamin Platt Thomas |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Southern Illinois University Press |
| Year published | 2008-09-30 |
| Number of pages | 576 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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