Lincoln For Beginners
There is no greater symbol of the American presidency than Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln himself, his personality, the sources of his dedication and his idealism, remain very much a mystery. The sudden rise to world stature of a hard-traveling lawyer from the frontier, with no prominent family or social connections to back him, was a wonder of the age.

Well over a thousand books about Lincoln have been written and still the enigma remains, perhaps because it is the enigma of a young country finding its footing and its destiny. Yet, no part is deeper, more perplexing, than Lincoln's own beliefs about God and destiny.

Featuring a foreword by Pulitzer prize-winning author Eric Foner, Lincoln For Beginners sets to demystify the man behind the legend.
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Lincoln For Beginners
There is no greater symbol of the American presidency than Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln himself, his personality, the sources of his dedication and his idealism, remain very much a mystery. The sudden rise to world stature of a hard-traveling lawyer from the frontier, with no prominent family or social connections to back him, was a wonder of the age.

Well over a thousand books about Lincoln have been written and still the enigma remains, perhaps because it is the enigma of a young country finding its footing and its destiny. Yet, no part is deeper, more perplexing, than Lincoln's own beliefs about God and destiny.

Featuring a foreword by Pulitzer prize-winning author Eric Foner, Lincoln For Beginners sets to demystify the man behind the legend.
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Lincoln For Beginners

Lincoln For Beginners

Lincoln For Beginners

Lincoln For Beginners

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Overview

There is no greater symbol of the American presidency than Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln himself, his personality, the sources of his dedication and his idealism, remain very much a mystery. The sudden rise to world stature of a hard-traveling lawyer from the frontier, with no prominent family or social connections to back him, was a wonder of the age.

Well over a thousand books about Lincoln have been written and still the enigma remains, perhaps because it is the enigma of a young country finding its footing and its destiny. Yet, no part is deeper, more perplexing, than Lincoln's own beliefs about God and destiny.

Featuring a foreword by Pulitzer prize-winning author Eric Foner, Lincoln For Beginners sets to demystify the man behind the legend.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781934389850
Publisher: For Beginners
Publication date: 01/13/2015
Series: For Beginners
Pages: 168
Product dimensions: 6.30(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Paul Buhle, recently retired as a Senior Lecturer at Brown University, has written or edited forty-two books.

Sharon Rudahl was one of the female comic artists who contributed to the first underground comix publications of the early 1970s and was part of the collective that started Wimmen's Comix in 1972.

Table of Contents

Foreword vii

Comics Interlude: Young Abraham 1

Chapter 1 Young Lincoln and His World 8

Comics Interlude: Lincoln Takes a Wife 30

Chapter 2 Lincoln the Politician 37

Comics Interlude: A House Divided 62

Chapter 3 Lincoln - Political Giant and War Leader 69

Comics Interlude: Lincoln in the White House 94

Chapter 4 Triumph and Tragedy 106

Comics Interlude: Father Abraham 130

Comics Interlude: War is Hell 142

Chapter 5 Lincoln's Legacy 148

Comics Interlude: Victory and Vengeance 158

Further Reading 167

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