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Hardback. Zustand: Good. Explores the experiences and qualities that made Abraham Lincoln one of America's most revered leaders. This volume provides an illuminating overview of the Civil War and Lincoln's administration, focusing on the ways in which his unique combination of psychological maturity, determination, and political wisdom made him the North's secret weapon.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. An enlightening narrative exploring an oft-overlooked aspect of the sixteenth president's life, An American Marriage reveals the tragic story of Abraham Lincoln?s marriage to Mary Todd.Abraham Lincoln was apparently one of those men who regarded ?connubial bliss? as an untenable fantasy. During the Civil War, he pardoned a Union soldier who had deserted the army to return home to wed his sweetheart. As the president signed a document sparing the soldier's life, Lincoln said: ?I want to punish the young man?probably in less than a year he will wish I had withheld the pardon.? Based on thirty years of research, An American Marriage describes and analyzes why Lincoln had good reason to regret his marriage to Mary Todd. This revealing narrative shows that, as First Lady, Mary Lincoln accepted bribes and kickbacks, sold permits and pardons, engaged in extortion, and peddled influence. The reader comes to learn that Lincoln wed Mary Todd because, in all likelihood, she seduced him and then insisted that he protect her honor. Perhaps surprisingly, the 5?2? Mrs. Lincoln often physically abused her 6?4? husband, as well as her children and servants; she humiliated her husband in public; she caused him, as president, to fear that she would disgrace him publicly. Unlike her husband, she was not profoundly opposed to slavery and hardly qualifies as the ?ardent abolitionist? that some historians have portrayed. While she provided a useful stimulus to his ambition, she often ?crushed his spirit,? as his law partner put it. In the end, Lincoln may not have had as successful a presidency as he did?where he showed a preternatural ability to deal with difficult people?if he had not had so much practice at home.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Published to a flurry of praise--and consternation--from Lincoln scholars, Burlingame's book takes a hard and unsentimental look at, among other things, Abraham Lincoln's excruciating yet fruitful midlife crisis, his marriage to a dishonest woman who often embarrassed and sometimes physically abused him, his estrangement from his father, his explosive temper, and his aversion to women.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Good. An enlightening narrative exploring an oft-overlooked aspect of the sixteenth president's life,An American Marriagereveals the tragic story of Abraham Lincolns marriage to Mary Todd.

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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Explores the experiences and qualities that made Abraham Lincoln one of America's most revered leaders. This volume provides an illuminating overview of the Civil War and Lincoln's administration, focusing on the ways in which his unique combination of psychological maturity, determination, and political wisdom made him the North's secret weapon.…

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Hardback. Zustand: Good. Frederick Douglass called the martyred president emphatically the black man's president as well as the first who rose above the prejudice of his times and country. This narrative history of Lincoln's personal interchange with Black people over the course his career reveals a side of the sixteenth president that, until now, has not been fully explored or understood.…

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. Frederick Douglass called the martyred president emphatically the black man's president as well as the first who rose above the prejudice of his times and country. This narrative history of Lincoln's personal interchange with Black people over the course his career reveals a side of the sixteenth president that, until now, has not been fully explored or understood.…

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Hardback. Zustand: Good. An enlightening narrative exploring an oft-overlooked aspect of the sixteenth president's life, An American Marriage reveals the tragic story of Abraham Lincoln?s marriage to Mary Todd.Abraham Lincoln was apparently one of those men who regarded ?connubial bliss? as an untenable fantasy. During the Civil War, he pardoned a Union soldier who had deserted the army to return home to wed his sweetheart. As the president signed a document sparing the soldier's life, Lincoln said: ?I want to punish the young man?probably in less than a year he will wish I had withheld the pardon.? Based on thirty years of research, An American Marriage describes and analyzes why Lincoln had good reason to regret his marriage to Mary Todd. This revealing narrative shows that, as First Lady, Mary Lincoln accepted bribes and kickbacks, sold permits and pardons, engaged in extortion, and peddled influence. The reader comes to learn that Lincoln wed Mary Todd because, in all likelihood, she seduced him and then insisted that he protect her honor. Perhaps surprisingly, the 5?2? Mrs. Lincoln often physically abused her 6?4? husband, as well as her children and servants; she humiliated her husband in public; she caused him, as president, to fear that she would disgrace him publicly. Unlike her husband, she was not profoundly opposed to slavery and hardly qualifies as the ?ardent abolitionist? that some historians have portrayed. While she provided a useful stimulus to his ambition, she often ?crushed his spirit,? as his law partner put it. In the end, Lincoln may not have had as successful a presidency as he did?where he showed a preternatural ability to deal with difficult people?if he had not had so much practice at home.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Published to a flurry of praise--and consternation--from Lincoln scholars, Burlingame's book takes a hard and unsentimental look at, among other things, Abraham Lincoln's excruciating yet fruitful midlife crisis, his marriage to a dishonest woman who often embarrassed and sometimes physically abused him, his estrangement from his father, his explosive temper, and his aversion to women.…

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