Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0143116142
ISBN 13
9780143116141
Category
Biography
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Publication Year
2009
Publisher
Pages
352
Subject
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865-Military leadership. Executive power -- United States -- History -- 19th century. Presidents -- United States -- Biography. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. United States -- Poli
Description
The Pulitzer Prize–winning author reveals how Lincoln won the Civil War and invented the role of commander in chief as we know it As we celebrate the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth, this study by preeminent, bestselling Civil War historian James M. McPherson provides a rare, fresh take on one of the most enigmatic figures in American history. Tried by War offers a revelatory (and timely) portrait of leadership during the greatest crisis our nation has ever endured. Suspenseful and inspiring, this is the story of how Lincoln, with almost no previous military experience before entering the White House, assumed the powers associated with the role of commander in chief, and through his strategic insight and will to fight changed the course of the war and saved the Union. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
