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We Cannot Escape History
A classic collection examining Lincoln's commitment to preserving a union, free of slavery A who's who of Lincoln scholars explores why Lincoln considered the Union the "last best …
The President and His Biographer
As his presidency drew to a close, Woodrow Wilson came to realize the claim history would soon have on the documentary record of his life and work, of which he had been a rather …
Adams and Jefferson
Adams and Jefferson: A Revolutionary Dialogue documents the public lives and personal friendship of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, from their first meeting as delegates to the …
Thomas Jefferson: Writings (LOA #17)
Lincoln in American Memory
In tracing the changing image of Lincoln through time, this wide-ranging account offers insight into the evolution and struggles of American politics and society.
John Brown
This work traces the legend of John Brown from his own era to the present day. The narrative flows between a discussion of the events of Brown's life and the dramatization of the …
Democracy, Liberty & Property
In one volume, "Democracy, Liberty & Property" provides an overview of the state constitutional conventions held in the 1820s. With topics as relevant today as they were then, this …
The Great Triumvirate
This is a joint biography of Daniel Webster, Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun, the most prominent of the second generation of American statesmen, from 1812 until 1850. It is at the …
Coming of Age with the New Republic, 1938-50
The memoir of Merrill D. Peterson, in which he progresses from a young Kansas Republican to a ""Left Liberal"". It reconstructs how the magazine ""New Republic"" influenced his …