All the Powers of Earth: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. III, 1856-1860
- ISBN-10
- 1476777314
- ISBN-13
- 9781476777313
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 784
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-09-03
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Sidney Blumenthal
Description
Lincoln’s incredible ascent to power in a world of chaos is newly revealed in this “compelling, original, and elegantly written” (Michael Beschloss, New York Times bestselling author) third volume of the “magisterial” (The New York Times Book Review) Political Life of Abraham Lincoln series, following A Self-Made Man and Wrestling with His Angel. After a period of depression that he would ever find his way to greatness, Lincoln takes on the most powerful demagogue in the country, Stephen Douglas, in the debates for a senate seat. He sidelines the frontrunner William Seward, a former governor and senator for New York, to cinch the new Republican Party’s nomination. All the Powers of Earth is the political story of all time. Lincoln achieves the presidency by force of strategy, of political savvy and determination. This is Abraham Lincoln, who indisputably becomes the greatest president and moral leader in the nation’s history. But he must first build a new political party, brilliantly state the anti-slavery case and overcome shattering defeat to win the presidency. In the years of civil war to follow, he will show mightily that the nation was right to bet on him. He was its preserver, a politician of moral integrity. All the Powers of Earth is “as essential as any political biography is likely to be” and Sidney Bluementhal is “the definitive chronicler of Lincoln’s political career” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 2020-10-27
- 784 pages
- Paperback
- Simon & Schuster
-
- 2019-09-03
- 784 pages
- Paperback
- Simon & Schuster
Similar books
-
The Powers of the Earth
By Travis J. I. CorcoranA lunar underground border-town, fit to rival Ayn Rand's 'Galt's Gulch', with American capitalists, Mexican hydroponic farmers, and Vietnamese space-suit mechanics - this is the city of Aristillus.There's a problem, though: the economic ...
-
Among the Powers of the Earth
By Eliga H. GouldReport of Zéspedes, inJames A. Lewis, ed. and trans., “Cracker—Spanish Florida Style,” Florida Historical Quarterly ... Spencer's narrative first appeared in serialized form in the Western Christian Advocate during the 1830s (p. xii).
-
The Pillars of the Earth: A Novel
By Ken FollettA spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy, and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, this is Ken Follett’s historical masterpiece.
-
House of Earth and Blood
By Sarah J. MaasSarah J. Maas's brand-new CRESCENT CITY series begins with House of Earth and Blood: the story of half-Fae and half-human Bryce Quinlan as she seeks revenge in a contemporary fantasy world of magic, danger, and searing romance.
-
Powers of Ten: A Book about the Relative Size of Things in the Universe and the Effect of Adding Another...
By Philip Morrison, Phylis Morrison, Office of Charles and Ray EamesThe text and other illustrations depict what we can perceive at each progressively smaller level of magnitude. " A brilliant pictorial and textual embodiment of a wonderful idea.
-
Bewilderment: A Novel
By Richard PowersI'm not working. Just doing a geography game. “What kind of game?” Something he made. Robin aimed his thumb at me. He knows a lot, but he gets things wrong sometimes. Floyd grilled him about his studies, and Robin answered.
-
Ancient Wisdom, Modern Hope: Relearning Environmental Connectiveness
By James T. PowersFor 14,000 years, the Indigenous people of Southern New England survived and thrived despite experiencing extreme and dramatic climate and environmental changes.
-
The Late Great Planet Earth
By Hal LindseyIn the 1930's the German people were in despair. Economic depression was shaking the foundations of industry. Millions were out of work. Small business enterprises were collapsing. It was a desperate time, with desperate people looking ...
-
A People's Curriculum for the Earth
By Bill Bigelow, Tim SwinehartThis book can engender the shift in perspective so needed at this point on the clock of the universe." — Gregory Smith, Professor of Education, Lewis & Clark College, co-author with David Sobel of Place- and Community-based Education in ...
-
Earth’s Energy Flow
By Clara MacCaraldLearn how heat in the atmosphere is rising and what people can do about it. Earth’s energy flow affects every living creature on the planet—including you! This series features a variety of science topics aligned to NGSS standards.