And there was light : Abraham Lincoln and the American struggle
Meacham, Jon2022
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"[This book] gives us a very human Lincoln--an imperfect man whose moral antislavery commitment was essential to the story of justice in America. Here is the Lincoln who, as a boy, was steeped in the sermons of emancipation by Baptist preachers; who insisted that slavery was a moral evil; and who sought, as he put it, to do right as God gave him light to see the right. This book tells the story of Lincoln from his birth on the Kentucky frontier in 1809 to his leadership during the Civil War to his tragic assassination at Ford's Theatre on Good Friday 1865: his rise, his self-education through reading, his loves, his bouts of depression, his political failures, his deepening faith, and his persistent conviction that slavery must end. In a nation shaped by the courage of the enslaved of the era and by the brave witness of Black Americans of the nineteenth century, Lincoln's story illuminates the ways and means of politics, the marshalling of power in a belligerent democracy, the durability of white supremacy in America, and the capacity of conscience to shape the maelstrom of events"--Provided by publisher.
Main title:
And there was light : Abraham Lincoln and the American struggle / Jon Meacham ; maps by David Lindroth.
Author:
Meacham, Jon, author
Edition:
First edition.
Imprint:
New York : Random House, [2022]©2022
Collation:
xxxvii, 676 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour), map ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-634) and index.
ISBN:
9780553393965 (hbk)9780553393965
Dewey class:
973.7092B973.709
LC class:
E457.2
Language:
English
Subject:
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865Presidents -- United States -- BiographyLincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- ReligionUnited States -- Race relations -- History -- 19th centurySlavery -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th centurySlaves -- Emancipation -- United StatesUnited States -- Politics and government -- 1845-1861United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865Biographies
BRN:
528265
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Biography | 973.709 LIN | Available |