Rise to Greatness: Abraham Lincoln and America's Most Perilous Year: Library Edition

Author:   David Von Drehle ,  Robertson Dean ,  Robertson Dean
Publisher:   Brilliance Audio
Edition:   Unabridged
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9781469270289


Publication Date:   11 December 2012
Format:   Audio  Audio Format
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As 1862 dawned, the American republic was at death's door. The federal government appeared overwhelmed, the U.S. Treasury was broke, 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 for 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 signed the Emancipation Proclamation and emerged as 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.

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Author:   David Von Drehle ,  Robertson Dean ,  Robertson Dean
Publisher:   Brilliance Audio
Imprint:   Brilliance Audio
Edition:   Unabridged
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 17.80cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781469270289


ISBN 10:   1469270285
Publication Date:   11 December 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Audio
Publisher's Status:   Active
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David Von Drehle is the author of three previous books, including the award-winning Triangle, an account of the Triangle shirtwaist factory fire that The New York Times called social history at its best. An editor-at-large at Time magazine, he and his family live in Kansas City.

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