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Rise to Greatness - Abraham Lincoln and America's Most Perilous Year
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Rise to Greatness - Abraham Lincoln and America's Most Perilous Year
by David Von Drehle
As 1862 dawned, the American republic was at death's door. The federal government appeared overwhelmed, the U.S. Treasury was broken, and the Union's top general was gravely ill. The Confederacy with its booming economy, expert military leadership, and commanding position on the battlefield had a clear view to victory. To a remarkable extent, the survival of the country depended on the judgment, cunning, and resilience of the unschooled frontier lawyer who had recently been elected president. Twelve months later, the Civil War had become a cataclysm, but the tide had turned. The Union generals who would win the war had at last emerged, and the Confederate Army had suffered the key losses that would lead to its doom. The blueprint of modern America-an expanding colossus of industrial and financial might-had been indelibly inked. And the man who brought the nation through its darkest hour, Abraham Lincoln, had been forged into a singular leader. In Rise to Greatness, acclaimed author David Von Drehle has created both a deeply human portrait of America's greatest president and a rich, dramatic narrative about our most fateful year.
This hardcover book is in good condition with slight imperfections to the dust jacket.
ISBN 10:
080507970X
/ ISBN 13:
9780805079708
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Publishing Date: 2012
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