A. Lincoln

A Biography

By Ronald C. White, JR.; Bill Weideman (Read by)
(Brilliance Audio, Compact Disc, 9781423377238)

Publication Date: January 2009

Other Editions of This Title: Paperback (May 4, 2010), Hardcover (January 13, 2009), MP3 CD (January 2009), MP3 CD (January 2009)

Categories: Historical - U.S., Presidents & Heads of State

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In this important new biography, Ronald C. White, Jr. offers a fresh and fascinating definition of Lincoln as a man of integrity a " what todaya (TM)s commentators are calling a oeauthenticitya a " whose internal moral compass is the key to understanding his life. Through meticulous research, utilizing recently discovered Lincoln letters, legal papers, and photographs, White depicts Lincoln as a person of intellectual curiosity, comfortable with ambiguity, and capable of changing his mind. The reader is treated to an exploration of Lincolna (TM)s compelling words, his changing ideas on slavery, the shaping of the modern role of Commander-in-Chief, and his surprising religious odyssey. A. Lincoln, so titled for the way Lincoln signed his name, sheds an innovative and profound light on our nationa (TM)s most beloved leader for a new generation of Americans.
a oeRonald C. Whitea (TM)s A. LINCOLN is the best biography of Lincoln since David Donald's LINCOLN (1995)... Amid all the books on Lincoln that will be published during the coming year, this one will stand out as one of the best.a a " James M. McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize
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