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Rise to Greatness
Abraham Lincoln and America's Most Perilous Year
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- English
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About this book
This
New York Timesâbestselling biography follows President Lincoln through one fateful year as he rose to the moment of America's greatest crisis.
As 1862 dawned, the American republic was at death's door. The federal government appeared overwhelmed, the US Treasury was broke, and the Union's top general was gravely ill. The Confederacyâwith its booming economy, expert military leadership, and commanding position on the battlefieldâhad 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 tides of war had turned. The Union generals who would win the conflict had at last emerged, and the Confederate Army had suffered the key losses that would lead to its doom. The blueprint of modern Americaâan expanding colossus of industrial and financial mightâhad 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, David Von Drehle presents a vividly detailed and deeply human portrait of Lincoln as he quickly transformed into America's greatest president.
As 1862 dawned, the American republic was at death's door. The federal government appeared overwhelmed, the US Treasury was broke, and the Union's top general was gravely ill. The Confederacyâwith its booming economy, expert military leadership, and commanding position on the battlefieldâhad 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 tides of war had turned. The Union generals who would win the conflict had at last emerged, and the Confederate Army had suffered the key losses that would lead to its doom. The blueprint of modern Americaâan expanding colossus of industrial and financial mightâhad 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, David Von Drehle presents a vividly detailed and deeply human portrait of Lincoln as he quickly transformed into America's greatest president.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Notice
- Dedication
- Contents
- Prologue: âSo Much Was All Compressedâ
- 1. New Yearâs Day
- 2. January
- 3. February
- 4. March
- 5. April
- 6. May
- 7. June
- 8. July
- 9. August
- 10. September
- 11. October
- 12. November
- 13. December
- Epilogue: âA New Birth of Freedomâ
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- Also by Daid Von Drehle
- About the Author
- Copyright