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Tried By War : Abraham Lincoln As Commander In Chief

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James M. McPherson
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Book, Penguin Press, 2008
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James McPherson, a bestselling historian of the Civil War, illuminates how Lincoln worked with?and often against? In essence, Lincoln invented the idea of commander in chief, as neither the Constitution nor existing legislation specified how the president ought to declare war or dictate strategy. To be sure, the Union?s campaigns often went awry, sometimes horribly so, but McPherson makes clear how the missteps arose from the all-too-common moments when Lincoln could neither threaten nor cajole his commanders to follow his orders. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Lincoln, Abraham, · 1809-1865 · Military leadership · Executive power · United States · History · 19th century · Presidents · Biography · Civil War, 1861-1865 · Politics and government · 1861-1865 · McPherson, James M
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Our Lincoln : New Perspectives On Lincoln And His World

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edited by Eric Foner
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Book, 1st ed, W.W. Norton, 2008
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Our best historians offer fresh insights on Abraham Lincoln and his time to mark the upcoming bicentennial of Lincoln’s birth. Undeterred, the contributors to Our Lincoln believe it is possible even now, especially if the starting point is the interaction between the life and the times. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Lincoln, Abraham, · 1809-1865 · Political and social views · Military leadership · Presidents · United States · Biography · History · 19th century · Civil War, 1861-1865 · Politics and government · 1861-1865 · Foner, Eric
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President Lincoln : The Duty Of A Statesman

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William Lee Miller
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Book, 1st ed, Alfred A. Knopf, 2008
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The American president has come to be the most powerful figure in the world?and back in the nineteenth century a great man held that office. Here is the realistic war leader persisting after multiple defeats, pressing his generals to take the battle to the enemy, insisting that the objective was the destruction of Lee?s army and not the capture of territory, saying that breath alone kills no rebels, remarking that he regretted war does not admit of holy days, asking whether one could believe that he would strike lighter blows rather than heavier ones, or leave any card unplayed. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Lincoln, Abraham, · 1809-1865 · Military leadership · Ethics · Political leadership · United States · Case studies · Command of troops · Presidents · Biography · Politics and government · 1861-1865 · History · Civil War, 1861-1865 · Moral and ethical aspects · Miller, William Lee
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Lincoln Revisited : New Insights From The Lincoln Forum

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edited by John Y. Simon, Harold Holzer, and Dawn Vogel
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Book, 1st ed, Fordham University Press, 2007
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In February 2009, America celebrates the bicentennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, and the pace of new Lincoln books and articles has already quickened. Williams on Lincoln and civil liberties in wartime.The eighteen original essays explore every corner of Lincoln?s world?religion and politics, slavery and sovereignty, presidential leadership and the rule of law, the Second Inaugural Address and the assassination.In his 1947 classic, Lincoln Reconsidered, David Herbert Donald confronted the Lincoln myth. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Lincoln, Abraham, · 1809-1865 · Political and social views · Military leadership · Presidents · United States · Biography · History · Civil War, 1861-1865 · Politics and government · 1861-1865 · Simon, John Y · Holzer, Harold · Vogel, Dawn · Lincoln Forum
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Mr. Lincoln’s T-mails : The Untold Story Of How Abraham Lincoln Used The Telegraph To Win The Civil War

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Tom Wheeler
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Book, Collins, 2006
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Among the many modern marvels that gave the North an advantage was the telegraph, which Lincoln used to stay connected to the forces in the field in almost real time. Watching Lincoln carefully word his messages?and follow up on those words with the right actions?offers a striking example for those who spend their days tapping out notes on computers and BlackBerrys. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Lincoln, Abraham, · 1809-1865 · Military leadership · Telegraph · United States · History · 19th century · Political leadership · Civil War, 1861-1865 · Communications · Politics and government · 1861-1865 · Wheeler, Tom, 1946-
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Mr. Lincoln Goes To War

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William Marvel
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Book, Houghton Mifflin Co, 2006
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“The Civil War’s master historical detective” reveals how Lincoln blundered into war. Stephen Sears has called William Marvel “the Civil War’s master historical detective,” and in this groundbreaking book Marvel investigates the mystery of how the war began, reconsidering the big question: Was it inevitable? (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Lincoln, Abraham, · 1809-1865 · Military leadership · United States · History · Civil War, 1861-1865 · Marvel, William
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Lincoln’s War : The Untold Story Of America’s Greatest President As Commander In Chief

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Geoffrey Perret
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Book, 1st ed, Random House, 2004
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The reader will also learn the true story of Lincoln?s experiences as a soldier and encounter Lincoln as amateur strategist, Lincoln in his relationship with black servicemen, Lincoln in his dealings with the Committee on the Conduct of the War, and Lincoln in his friendship with weapons pioneer Christopher Spencer, the creator of the Spencer repeater. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Lincoln, Abraham, · 1809-1865 · Military leadership · Executive power · United States · History · 19th century · Politics and government · 1861-1865 · Civil War, 1861-1865 · Biography · Perret, Geoffrey
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Abraham Lincoln And Civil War America : A Biography

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William E. Gienapp
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Book, Oxford University Press, 2002
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In Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America, historian William Gienapp provides a remarkably concise, up-to-date, and vibrant biography of the most revered figure in United States history. Gienapp shows how Lincoln’s early years influenced his skills as commander-in-chief and also demonstrates that throughout the stresses of the war years, Lincoln’s basic character shone through: his good will and fundamental decency, his remarkable self-confidence matched with genuine humility, his immunity to the passions and hatreds the war spawned, his extraordinary patience, and his timeless eloquence. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Lincoln, Abraham, · 1809-1865 · Military leadership · Presidents · United States · Biography · Politics and government · 1861-1865 · Gienapp, William E
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Lincoln’s Men : How President Lincoln Became Father To An Army And A Nation

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William C. Davis
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Book, Free Press, 1999
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Tracing the popular fate of decisions to invoke conscription, to fire McClellan, and to free the slaves, Lincoln’s Men casts a new light on our most famous president — the light, that is, of the peculiar mass medium that was the Union Army. A motley band of talkers and letter writers, the soldiers spread news of Lincoln’s appearances like wildfire, chortling at his ungainly posture in the saddle, rushing up to shake his hand and talk to him. As one Union soldier and journalist put it, “Washington taught the world to know us, Lincoln taught us to know ourselves. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Lincoln, Abraham, · 1809-1865 · Relations with soldiers · Military leadership · Public opinion · Soldiers · United States · Correspondence · Diaries · History · 19th century · Civil War, 1861-1865 · Personal narratives · Davis, William C., 1946-
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Commander In Chief Abraham Lincoln And The Civil War

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Albert Marrin
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Book, 1st ed, Dutton Children’s Books, 1997
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Much more than a biography of Lincoln or a history of the Civil War, this portrait of Lincoln makes our sixteenth president accessible to young readers as a human being, rather than as a historic icon or paragon of virtue. Perhaps never more than now do young people need to be exposed to the unfailing humanity, honesty, and political sagacity that allowed Lincoln to hold together a country racked by secession, racial hatred, and other divisions. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Lincoln, Abraham, · 1809-1865 · Military leadership · Juvenile literature · United States · History · Civil War, 1861-1865 · Juvenile literature · Marrin, Albert
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Lincoln’s Generals

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edited by Gabor S. Boritt ; essays by Stephen W. Sears … [et al.]
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Book, Oxford University Press, 1994
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Such unexpected portraits abound in Lincoln’s Generals, as a team of distinguished historians probes beyond the popular anecdotes and conventional wisdom to offer a fascinating look at Lincoln’s relationship with his commanders. In Lincoln’s Generals, Boritt and his fellow contributors examine the interaction between the president and five key generals: McClellan, Hooker, Meade, Sherman, and Grant. Lincoln’s Generals is a brilliant portrait that takes us inside the individual relationships that shaped the course of our most costly war. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Lincoln, Abraham, · 1809-1865 · Military leadership · United States. · Army · History · Civil War, 1861-1865 · Generals · United States · 19th century · Campaigns · Boritt, G. S., 1940- · Sears, Stephen W
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Abraham Lincoln And The Second American Revolution

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James M. McPherson
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Book, Oxford University Press, 1991
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Lincoln, Abraham, · 1809-1865 · Military leadership · United States · History · Civil War, 1861-1865 · Influence · McPherson, James M
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Lincoln And His Generals

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Book, [1st ed.], Knopf, 1952
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Lincoln, Abraham, · 1809-1865 · Military leadership · Generals · United States · History · Civil War, 1861-1865 · Campaigns · Williams, T. Harry 1909-
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