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Books : Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief |
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List Price: $39.95Amazon.com's Price: $25.17 You Save: $14.78 (37%)Prices subject to change.
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Binding: Audio CD
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.7092
EAN: 9780143143604
Format: Audiobook
ISBN: 0143143603
Label: Penguin Audio
Manufacturer: Penguin Audio
Number Of Items: 8
Number Of Pages: 9
Publication Date: October 07, 2008
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Sales Rank: 136424
Studio: Penguin Audio
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Unabridged CDs • 9 CDs, 11 hours
James McPherson, a bestselling historian of the Civil War, illuminates how Lincoln worked with—and often against—his senior commanders to defeat the Confederacy and create the role of commander in chief as we know it.
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Rating: - Commander in Chief
Where does the title and the job description for "Commander in Chief" come from? If you don't know and want an interesting analysis of how this important piece of work was added to President's job description, this is your book. Written clearly and succinctly, this book will give you an even greater appreciation of the greatness of Abraham Lincoln who had to manage the Civil War "on the fly." Learn by doing? You bet!
Rating: - Tried By War - A Worthy Case Summary of One Man's Greatness
Writers, musicians, film directors and TV documentarians have chronicled Abraham Lincoln's greatness far more than four score and seven times. The latest is McPherson's Tried By War -- a concise, well-written plow that cuts into a narrow stretch of previously harvested themes, ideas and anecdotes.
With 270 pages of text, this book obviously is not meant to be comprehensive or exhaustive. Yes, there are some curious errors of omission, (Example: McPherson notes the importance of Mobile, ... Read More
Rating:  - gift to father in law
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Rating: - Commander-in-Chief Lincoln
Professor James McPherson's book "Tried by War" is a scintillating account of what President Lincoln, the imperfect military commanders, and the people of this country faced for survival as a constitutional democracy blessed with a Constitution conceived with a flaw that allowed slavery to exist. The artistic and skillful choosing of particular words of Lincoln vivifies this genius of America who struggled with questioning himself, the Constitution, and the very existence of this nation. The description ... Read More
Rating: - Commander in Chief
Lincoln's decision making in a time of brutal conflict is an inspiration in my view for our new President to draw from. Lincoln did not have all of the answers to begin with but, was able to develop a strategy that although harsh at times was in the end the best thing for our country. It is my belief that this will also be President Obama's task through this economic battle we now face.
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