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Lincoln President-Elect: Abraham Lincoln and the Great Secession Winter 1860-1861
Harold Holzer

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Lincoln President-Elect: Abraham Lincoln and the Great Secession Winter 1860-1861

Abraham Lincoln and the great secession winter 1860-1861

Simon & Schuster (Oct 21, 2008)
9780743289474
| Hardcover
320 pages | 6.5 x 9.3 inch | English
Dewey 973.7092
LC Classification E457.4 .H69 2008
LC Control No. 2008021520

Subject

  • Lincoln, Abraham
  • Lincoln, Abraham - Political Career Before 1861
  • Presidents
  • United States
  • United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Causes

Plot

A chronicle of the four months between Lincoln's election and inauguration evaluates the period decisions he made regarding slavery, secession, and the possibility of a Civil War, in an account that also offers insight into the selections of his cabinet members. 35,000 first printing.