Lincoln and the Election of 1860

by Michael S. Green

Book Overview

Abraham Lincoln looms large in American memory. He is admired for his many accomplishments, including his skills as an orator and writer, his Emancipation Proclamation, and his unswerving leadership during the strife-ridden years of the Civil War. Now, Michael S. Green unveils another side to the sixteenth president of the United States: that of the astute political operator. Lincoln and the Election of 1860 examines how, through a combination...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809330350
• ISBN13: 9780809330355
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.5"