A collection of daring new essays by the chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court takes a fresh look at sixteenth president of the United States, focusing particular attention on Lincoln's leadership skills. (History)
Even when such men as Benjamin Butler and McClellan had repeatedly demonstrated their incapacity, there was long ... Secretary ofWar Edwin M. Stanton convened the Army Board, consisting of the heads of the bureaus in the War Department.
But before he took the oath of office, Lincoln practiced law for nearly twenty-five years in the Illinois courts. Abraham Lincoln, Esq.
Contributing to this volume are some of the finest scholars specializing in Lincoln’s assassination. All have earned well-deserved reputations for the quality of their research, their originality, and their writing.
This work explores the life and times of Elihu B. Washburne with special focus on his contributions to the politics of the American Civil War, the Franco-German War, and the Paris Commune.
Judging Academic Debate
Featuring eleven essays from major historians, the book offers thoughtful, provocative, and highly original examinations of Lincoln's role as commander-in-chief, his use of the press to shape public opinion, his position as a politician and ...