Abraham Lincoln

This J. T. Morse's edition of the biography of Abraham Lincoln is a 2-volume detailed account of the life, work, leadership and legacy of one of the most significant American presidents. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) was an American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 to 1865. Lincoln led the nation through its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis in the American Civil War. He succeeded in preserving the Union, abolishing slavery, bolstering the federal government, and modernizing the U.S. economy._x000D_ Content:_x000D_ The Raw Material_x000D_ The Start in Life_x000D_ Love; a Duel; Law, and Congress_x000D_ North and South_x000D_ The Lincoln – Douglas Joint Debate_x000D_ Election_x000D_ Interregnum_x000D_ The Beginning of War_x000D_ A Real President, and Not a Real Battle_x000D_ The First Act of the Mcclellan Drama_x000D_ Military Matters Outside of Virginia_x000D_ Foreign Affairs_x000D_ Emancipation and Politics_x000D_ The Second Act of the Mcclellan Drama_x000D_ The Third and Closing Act of the Mcclellan Drama_x000D_ The Autumn Elections of 1862, and the Proclamation of Emancipation_x000D_ Battles and Sieges: December, 1862 – December, 1863_x000D_ Sundries_x000D_ The Turn of the Tide_x000D_ Reconstruction_x000D_ Renomination_x000D_ Military Successes, and the Reelection of the President_x000D_ The End Comes Into Sight: the Second Inauguration_x000D_ The Fall of Richmond, and the Assassination of President Lincoln