Abraham Lincoln (Optimized for Kindle) [Kindle Edition] Author: Lord Charnwood The Abraham Lincoln Book Collection | Language: English | ISBN:
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Posts about Download The Book Download Abraham Lincoln from 4shared, mediafire, hotfile, and mirror link No other narrative account of Abraham Lincoln's life has inspired such widespread and lasting acclaim as Charnwood's Abraham Lincoln: A Biography. Written by a native of England and originally published in 1916, the biography is a rare blend of beautiful prose and profound historical insight. Charnwood's study of Lincoln's statesmanship introduced generations of Americans to the life and politics of Lincoln and the author's observations are so comprehensive and well-supported that any serious study of Lincoln must respond to his conclusions. Download latest books on mediafire and other links compilation Download Abraham Lincoln
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Lord Charnwood's history of Lincoln and the American Civil War was intended for a British readership. So he explains America and American Law to the British. I just finished Stephen Oates' book on Lincoln, and I have to say, Lord Charnwood's effort stands up well by comparison.
Charnwood speaks to the central issue that was Lincoln: "As to the man, perhaps the sense will grow upon us that this balanced and calculating person, with his finger on the pulse of the electorate while he cracked his uncensored jests with all comers, did of set purpose drink and refill and drink again as full and fiery a cup of sacrifice as ever pressed to the lip of hero or saint." (page 167/168--Cardinal Edition, 1960) Lord Charnwood presented in those words an excellent summation of Lincoln.
It is easy to overlook the hit or miss of the Civil War. Had the 1859 election been between Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln, Douglass would have won with more than one million votes. And American History would have been vastly different. The Southern Generals outclassed the Northern General in tactics. The tide of war did not change until the July 1863 Southern defeat at the Battle of Vicksburg and the North taking control of the Mississippi; and when Lee tried an incursion into the North, only to be defeated by Meade in the July 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. With those two victories, Lincoln could run in the 1864 election on strength. Charwood writes: "But if McClellan had had all he demanded to take Richmond and had made good his promise, what would Lee have done? Lee's own answer to a similar question later was, "We would swap queens'; that is he would have taken Washington.
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