Hakutulokset: Kirjoja kirjailijalta James A. Rawley
yhteensä 13 hakutulosta
Abraham Lincoln and a Nation Worth Fighting For
The many sides of Abraham Lincoln—war leader, humorist, commander in chief, politician, and emancipator—are vividly depicted in this concise and fresh look at his presidential …
The Politics of Union
“The best general account of politics in the North,” as David Herbert Donald calls this book, is also the first one-volume history of its subject. Abraham Lincoln’s single goal of …
Race and Politics
Race and Politics offers an analysis of the controversies that followed the repeal of the Missouri Compromise. The question of whether the still unsettled Kansas Territory should …
Abraham Lincoln and Men of War-Times
An associate of Abraham Lincoln offers an intimate view of the president’s relations with military men and top politicians, placing particular emphasis on the election campaigns of …
Fighting Joe Hooker
“I have placed you at the head of the Army of the Potomac. Of course I have done this upon what appear to me to be sufficient reasons. And yet I think it best for you to know that …
Transatlantic Slave Trade
The transatlantic slave trade played a major role in the development of the modern world. It both gave birth to and resulted from the shift from feudalism into the European …
London, Metropolis of the Slave Trade
In London, Metropolis of the Slave Trade, James A. Rawley, a pioneer in the modern study of the slave trade, collects some of his best works from the past three decades. Also …
Lincoln in the Telegraph Office
As the Civil War raged, President Abraham Lincoln spent many hours in the War Department’s telegraph office, where he received all his telegrams. Morning, noon, and night Lincoln …
The Life of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln "was a tall, spare man, with large bones, and towering up to six feet and four inches. He leaned forward, and stooped as he walked. . . . There was no grace in his …
The Transatlantic Slave Trade
The transatlantic slave trade played a major role in the development of the modern world. It both gave birth to and resulted from the shift from feudalism into the European …
A Lincoln Dialogue
The words of Abraham Lincoln have been immortalized in speeches and enshrined in policies and practices, and none of those words, spoken or written, has gone unnoticed or wanted …
Recollections of Abraham Lincoln, 1847-1865
When President-elect Abraham Lincoln was preparing to go to Washington he appealed to his old friend and law partner Ward Hill Lamon: “I want you to go along with me. . . . In fact …