The Book of Abraham
/Veteran historian Brookhiser takes a look at the formative influences on Abraham Lincoln - not so much his own father as the Founding Fathers.
Read MoreVeteran historian Brookhiser takes a look at the formative influences on Abraham Lincoln - not so much his own father as the Founding Fathers.
Read MoreThe image of Abraham Lincoln - the saintly, martyred Great Emancipator - is a permanent fixture of human culture … but a fascinating new book takes a detailed look at the men who carefully crafted that image
Read More"It was the year in which the Civil War became a cataclysm, the federal government became a colossus, and the Confederacy came nearest to winning its independence ..."
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