President Lincoln: The Duty of a Statesman
- ISBN-10
- 1400034167
- ISBN-13
- 9781400034161
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 512
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Author
- William Lee Miller
Description
A companion volume to the acclaimed Lincoln's Virtues follows America's sixteenth president from inexperienced back-country politician to a head of state confronted by grave issues and moral dilemmas, as he struggled to preserve the United States of America while ending the unjust horrors of human slavery. Reprint. 17,500 first printing.
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