1861-1865

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1861-1865

Lincoln and Whitman

parallel lives in Civil War Washington
2004
Draws on personal and newspaper accounts, diary records, and folklore to present double portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Walt Whitman, discussing how the two became kindred spirits, despite their profound differences in position and circumstance during the Civil War.

The Civil War world of Herman Melville

1993
Discusses Melville's Battle-Pieces, a book of poems that chronicles the Civil War from John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry through Lincoln's assassination.

A new birth of freedom

Abraham Lincoln and the coming of the Civil War
2000
Examines the political theories of Abraham Lincoln and discusses the legacy of his presidential term.

Abraham Lincoln

2013
A biography of President Abraham Lincoln that describes his early life and political career, challenges as President of the United States during the Civil War, his stand against slavery, assassination, and legacy.

Lincoln's moral vision

the second inaugural address
2002
Analyzes Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, given on March 4, 1865, discussing how the speech reflected Lincoln's views on slavery, race, and religion.

Lincoln, the rise of the Republicans, and the coming of the Civil War

a reference guide
Presents a history of Abraham Lincoln, the genesis of the United States Republican Party, the debate on slavery, and the Civil War in the early to middle nineteenth century.

Malice toward none

Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address
A chronicle, complete with maps, portraits, and other Civil War illustrations, detailing President Abraham Lincoln's historic Second Inaugural Address.

Civil War and Reconstruction

(1850-1877)
2008
Learn about the powerful people who guided the nation through the Civil War and reconstruction.

The real Lincoln

a new look at Abraham Lincoln, his agenda, and an unnecessary war
2002

The Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln, and slavery through primary sources

2013
"Examines the roots of slavery in America and how the issue divided the nation, as well as the start of the Civil War, President Lincoln's views on slavery, and his first step toward ending it forever: the Emancipation Proclamation"--Provided by publisher.

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