Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief
by McPherson, James M
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1594201919
- ISBN 13
- 9781594201912
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Synopsis
The Pulitzer Prize?winning author reveals how Lincoln won the Civil War and invented the role of commander in chief as we know it As we celebrate the bicentennial of Lincoln?s birth, this study by preeminent, bestselling Civil War historian James M. McPherson provides a rare, fresh take on one of the most enigmatic figures in American history. Tried by War offers a revelatory (and timely) portrait of leadership during the greatest crisis our nation has ever endured. Suspenseful and inspiring, this is the story of how Lincoln, with almost no previous military experience before entering the White House, assumed the powers associated with the role of commander in chief, and through his strategic insight and will to fight changed the course of the war and saved the Union.
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- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020119
- Title
- Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief
- Author
- McPherson, James M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1594201919
- ISBN 13
- 9781594201912
- Publisher
- Penguin Press HC, The
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2008
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Civil War, American History, Abraham Lincoln
- Bookseller catalogs
- Civil War;
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