Lincoln's Last Months
- ISBN-10
- 0674011996
- ISBN-13
- 9780674011991
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 303
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Author
- William Charles Harris
Description
By expanding the context of Lincoln's last months beyond the battlefield, Harris shows how the events of 1864-65 tested the president's leadership and how he ultimately emerged victorious and became Father Abraham to a nation."--BOOK JACKET.
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