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Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America: A Biography

by William E. Gienapp. 239 pgs.

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Table of contents
Preface ix
1 A Son of the Frontier 1
2 Thwarted Ambition 25
3 Rise to Power 49
4 A People's Contest 72
5 From Limited War to Revolution 99
6 Midstream 126
7 To Finish the Task 151
8 With Malice Toward None 177
Chronology of Abraham Lincoln 204
List of Abbreviations 209
Notes 211
Bibliographical Essay 228
Index 233
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