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edition of this title.] with his archrival Democrat Stephen A. Douglas on the question of slavery. the individuals, events, and enactments that led to slavery’s Lincoln Portrayed in the Collections of the Indiana Historical Society, Edited and with an Introduction by Harold Holzer, This text refers to the Hardcover

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rather breathlessly on the day Lincoln died in an unassuming boarding "Lincoln of myth is a simple and plainspoken fellow. In Lincoln on War, historian Harold Holzer gathers and interprets Lincoln’s speeches, letters, memoranda, orders, telegrams, and casual remarks, organizing them chronologically and allowing readers to experience Lincoln’s growth from an eager young Indian War officer to a middle-aged dove congressman to a surprisingly hardened and determined hawk as the Union’s commander-in-chief. In The Lincoln Assassination Conspirators, noted Lincoln scholars Edward Steers, Jr., and Harold Holzer, in partnership with the National Archives, present this fascinating historical record for the first time with contextual materials and expert annotations, providing a remarkable glimpse behind the scenes of the assassination’s aftermath. Exploring Lincoln: Great Historians Reappraise Our Greatest President Other topics covered include the role of the U.S. 2000), ISBN: 0700610014, 304 pages, Southern Illinois Univ Pr (Trd), (July 1998), In a wholly original way, Holzer shows us politicized newspaper editors battling for power, and a masterly president using the press to speak directly to the people and shape the nation. in the context of the times -- an era of racism, politicized journalism, Lincoln buffs will enjoy going back in

Gr. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Trump would definitely have to bow to both President John Adams, who signed into law sedition statutes used to prosecute journalists, and President Abraham Lincoln, who imprisoned scores of editors during the Civil War, purged news stories from the telegraph, banned some newspapers from the mails and even confiscated presses.

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Each of the editors of this volume has written numerous books on Lincoln Lincoln and Freedom provides a comprehensive political history