Lincoln and the Border States - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Lincoln and the Border States write by William C. Harris. This book was released on 2014-08-15. Lincoln and the Border States available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Adopting a new approach to an American icon, an award-winning scholar reexamines the life of Abraham Lincoln to demonstrate how his remarkable political acumen and leadership skills evolved during the intense partisan conflict in pre-Civil War Illinois. By describing Lincoln's rise from obscurity to the presidency, William Harris shows that Lincoln's road to political success was far from easy-and that his reaction to events wasn't always wise or his racial attitudes free of prejudice. Although most scholars have labeled Lincoln a moderate, Harris reveals that he was by his own admission a conservative who revered the Founders and advocated "adherence to the old and tried." By emphasizing the conservative bent that guided Lincoln's political evolution-his background as a Henry Clay Whig, his rural ties, his cautious nature, and the racial and political realities of central Illinois-Harris provides fresh insight into Lincoln's political ideas and activities and portrays him as morally opposed to slavery but fundamentally conservative in his political strategy against it. Interweaving aspects of Lincoln's life and character that were an integral part of his rise to prominence, Harris provides in-depth coverage of Lincoln's controversial term in Congress, his re-emergence as the leader of the antislavery coalition in Illinois, and his Senate campaign against Stephen A.Douglas. He particularly describes how Lincoln organized the antislavery coalition into the Republican Party while retaining the support of its diverse elements, and sheds new light on Lincoln's ongoing efforts to bring Know Nothing nativists into the coalition without alienating ethnic groups. He also provides new information and analysis regarding Lincoln's nomination and election to the presidency, the selection of his cabinet, and his important role as president-elect during the secession crisis of 1860-1861. Challenging prevailing views, Harris portrays Lincoln as increasingly driven not so much by his own ambitions as by his antislavery sentiments and his fear for the republic in the hands of Douglas Democrats, and he shows how the unique political skills Lincoln developed in Illinois shaped his wartime leadership abilities. By doing so, he opens a window on his political ideas and influences and offers a fresh understanding of this complex figure.
Lincoln and the Border States
Lincoln and the Border States - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Lincoln and the Border States write by William Charles Harris. This book was released on 2011. Lincoln and the Border States available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Examines Lincoln's relationship with border states that include Delaware, Maryland, and Missouri, the policies he devised to strengthen the Union while guerilla activity compromised the security of this region.
Abraham Lincoln and the Border States
Abraham Lincoln and the Border States - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Abraham Lincoln and the Border States write by Richard H. Triebe. This book was released on 2014-10-03. Abraham Lincoln and the Border States available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. It is no easy task to grasp the importance of the Border States during the American civil war. Richard H. Triebe's accurate and concise account gives an idea how important Maryland, Missouri and Kentucky were to the Lincoln administration. First and foremost the president had to keep Maryland from succeeding to prevent Washington, D. C., from becoming surrounded and cutoff from other Northern states. This was not a simple matter because Maryland was a slaveholding state with strong Southern leanings. Missouri and Kentucky were also important to keep in the Union because without them their states combined would provide a 600 mile roadblock to halt federal advances in the west. The governors of both states wished to stay neutral and warned the Federal and Confederate governments to keep their troops outside of their state's borders. Faced with these problems President Lincoln made fateful decisions which shaped the course of the war and still has historians debating his controversial tactics today. This text first appeared as a chapter in "Point Lookout Prison Camp and Hospital". By popular demand this chapter was reprinted as a standalone booklet.
Lincoln and the Border States
Lincoln and the Border States - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Lincoln and the Border States write by William C. Harris. This book was released on 2014. Lincoln and the Border States available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Adopting a new approach to an American icon, an award-winning scholar reexamines the life of Abraham Lincoln to demonstrate how his remarkable political acumen and leadership skills evolved during the intense partisan conflict in pre-Civil War Illinois. By describing Lincoln's rise from obscurity to the presidency, William Harris shows that Lincoln's road to political success was far from eas-and that his reaction to events wasn't always wise or his racial attitudes free of prejudice. Although most scholars have labeled Lincoln a moderate, Harris reveals that he was by his own admission a conse.
The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery
The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery write by Eric Foner. This book was released on 2011-09-26. The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. “A masterwork [by] the preeminent historian of the Civil War era.”—Boston Globe Selected as a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times Book Review, this landmark work gives us a definitive account of Lincoln's lifelong engagement with the nation's critical issue: American slavery. A master historian, Eric Foner draws Lincoln and the broader history of the period into perfect balance. We see Lincoln, a pragmatic politician grounded in principle, deftly navigating the dynamic politics of antislavery, secession, and civil war. Lincoln's greatness emerges from his capacity for moral and political growth.
