| Edition |
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed |
| Descript |
x, 623 p. : ill. ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Pt. 1. THE PROMISE OF SOMETHING BETTER. The government is about to fall into our hands -- My troubles have just commenced -- We won't jump that ditch -- A masterly inactivity -- The tug has to come -- Very much like the critter -- Pt. 2. THE MOMENTOUS ISSUE OF CIVIL WAR. If we surrender, it is the end of us -- Will you hazard so desperate a step? -- With a task before me -- No occasion for any excitement -- I would rather be assassinated -- Plain as a turnpike road -- The ultimate justice of the people -- Epilogue : Mystic chords of memory -- What became of...? |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 493-595) and index |
| Subject |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Political career before 1861
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1857-1861
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Causes
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| ISBN/ISSN |
9780743289474 |
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0743289471 |
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9780743289481 |
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074328948X |
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