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- Condition
- Publication Date
- 1992-06-04
- Pages
- 192
- ISBN
- 9780195076066
- Book Title
- Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution
- Item Length
- 5.4 in
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Publication Year
- 1992
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.4 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Presidents & Heads of State
- Item Width
- 8 in
- Item Weight
- 6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 192 Pages
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James McPherson has emerged as one of America's finest historians. Battle Cry of Freedom , his Pulitzer Prize-winning account of the Civil War, was a national bestseller that Hugh Brogan, in The New York Times Book Review , called "history writing of the highest order." In that volume, McPherson gathered in the broad sweep of events, the political, social, and cultural forces at work during the Civil War era. Now, in Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution , he offers a series of thoughtful and engaging essays on aspects of Lincoln and the war that have rarely been discussed in depth. McPherson again displays his keen insight and sterling prose as he examines several critical themes in American history. He looks closely at the President's role as Commander-in-Chief of the Union forces, showing how Lincoln forged a national military strategy for victory. He explores the importance of Lincoln's great rhetorical skills, uncovering how--through parables and figurative language--he was uniquely able to communicate both the purpose of the war and a new meaning of liberty to the people of the North. In another section, McPherson examines the Civil War as a Second American Revolution, describing how the Republican Congress elected in 1860 passed an astonishing blitz of new laws (rivaling the first hundred days of the New Deal), and how the war not only destroyed the social structure of the old South, but radically altered the balance of power in America, ending 70 years of Southern power in the national government. The Civil War was the single most transforming and defining experience in American history, and Abraham Lincoln remains the most important figure in the pantheon of our mythology. These graceful essays, written by one of America's leading historians, offer fresh and unusual perspectives on both.
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195076060
ISBN-13
9780195076066
eBay Product ID (ePID)
44067
Product Key Features
Book Title
Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Presidents & Heads of State
Publication Year
1992
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
5.4 in
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Width
8 in
Item Weight
6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
E457
Reviews
"Essays that go right to the heart of the meaning of the war and Abraham Lincoln's role in it....Crystal-clear, well-reasoned, supremely informed essays....McPherson deftly and convincingly sketches out how Lincoln's vision and leadership made the necessary revolution possible."--The New YorkTimes Book Review, "Essays that go right to the heart of the meaning of the war and AbrahamLincoln's role in it....Crystal-clear, well-reasoned, supremely informedessays....McPherson deftly and convincingly sketches out how Lincoln's visionand leadership made the necessary revolution possible."--The New York Times BookReview, "This book is useful for a survey course--brief, easy to understand, and well-written. It should raise interesting questions for class discussion."--Scott C. Martin, Bowling Green State University, "A stimulating group of essays, incorporating both McPherson's own work on the Civil War along with others like Eric Foner on Reconstruction."--John Tricamo, San Francisco State University "Insightful, provocative, and thought provoking--A valuable source for understanding Lincoln and the longterm structural consequences of the Civil War."--Robert Ubriaco, Jr., Webster University "Essays that go right to the heart of the meaning of the war and Abraham Lincoln's role in it....Crystal-clear, well-reasoned, supremely informed essays....McPherson deftly and convincingly sketches out how Lincoln's vision and leadership made the necessary revolution possible."--The New York Times Book Review "McPherson makes a compelling case for the revolutionary nature of the war."--The Washington Post Book World, "A stimulating group of essays, incorporating both McPherson's own work on the Civil War along with others like Eric Foner on Reconstruction."--John Tricamo, San Francisco State University"Insightful, provocative, and thought provoking--A valuable source for understanding Lincoln and the longterm structural consequences of the Civil War."--Robert Ubriaco, Jr., Webster University"Essays that go right to the heart of the meaning of the war and Abraham Lincoln's role in it....Crystal-clear, well-reasoned, supremely informed essays....McPherson deftly and convincingly sketches out how Lincoln's vision and leadership made the necessary revolution possible."-- The New York Times Book Review"McPherson makes a compelling case for the revolutionary nature of the war."-- The Washington Post Book World, "A stimulating group of essays, incorporating both McPherson's own work on the Civil War along with others like Eric Foner on Reconstruction."--John Tricamo, San Francisco State University"Insightful, provocative, and thought provoking--A valuable source for understanding Lincoln and the longterm structural consequences of the Civil War."--Robert Ubriaco, Jr., Webster University"Essays that go right to the heart of the meaning of the war and Abraham Lincoln's role in it....Crystal-clear, well-reasoned, supremely informed essays....McPherson deftly and convincingly sketches out how Lincoln's vision and leadership made the necessary revolution possible."--The New York Times Book Review"McPherson makes a compelling case for the revolutionary nature of the war."--The Washington Post Book World"Serious without being dry, scholarly yet always readerly."--Boston Globe"This book is useful for a survey course--brief, easy to understand, and well-written. It should raise interesting questions for class discussion."--Scott C. Martin, Bowling Green State University, "A stimulating group of essays, incorporating both McPherson's own work on the Civil War along with others like Eric Foner on Reconstruction."--John Tricamo, San Francisco State University, "Insightful, provocative, and thought provoking--A valuable source for understanding Lincoln and the longterm structural consequences of the Civil War."--Robert Ubriaco, Jr., Webster University, "This book is useful for a survey course--brief, easy to understand, andwell-written. It should raise interesting questions for classdiscussion."--Scott C. Martin, Bowling Green State University, "A stimulating group of essays, incorporating both McPherson's own work on the Civil War along with others like Eric Foner on Reconstruction."--John Tricamo, San Francisco State University"Insightful, provocative, and thought provoking--A valuable source for understanding Lincoln and the longterm structural consequences of the Civil War."--Robert Ubriaco, Jr., Webster University"Essays that go right to the heart of the meaning of the war and Abraham Lincoln's role in it....Crystal-clear, well-reasoned, supremely informed essays....McPherson deftly and convincingly sketches out how Lincoln's vision and leadership made the necessary revolution possible."--The New York Times Book Review"McPherson makes a compelling case for the revolutionary nature of the war."--The Washington Post Book World, "A stimulating group of essays, incorporating both McPherson's own work on the Civil War along with others like Eric Foner on Reconstruction."--John Tricamo,San Francisco State University "Insightful, provocative, and thought provoking--A valuable source for understanding Lincoln and the longterm structural consequences of the Civil War."--Robert Ubriaco, Jr.,Webster University "Essays that go right to the heart of the meaning of the war and Abraham Lincoln's role in it....Crystal-clear, well-reasoned, supremely informed essays....McPherson deftly and convincingly sketches out how Lincoln's vision and leadership made the necessary revolution possible."--The New York TimesBook Review "McPherson makes a compelling case for the revolutionary nature of the war."--The Washington Post Book World, "A stimulating group of essays, incorporating both McPherson's own work onthe Civil War along with others like Eric Foner on Reconstruction."--JohnTricamo, San Francisco State Unviersity, "McPherson makes a compelling case for the revolutionary nature of the war."--The Washington Post Book World, "McPherson makes a compelling case for the revolutionary nature of thewar."--The Washington Post Book World
Copyright Date
1991
Dewey Decimal
973.7/092
Dewey Edition
20
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