Abraham Lincoln and Men of War-Times: Some Personal Recollections of War and Politics During the Lincoln Administration (Fourth Edition)

by Alexander K. McClure and Alexander Kelly McClure

Book Overview

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 1860 and 1864. A. K. McClure, a Republican powerbroker and later editor of the Philadelphia Times, reveals how Lincoln replaced Vice President Hannibal Hamlin with the southern Democrat Andrew Johnson on the 1864 ticket. According to McClure, Lincoln kept his hand hidden...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803282281
• ISBN13: 9780803282285
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful "Window" into the life of Abraham Lincoln

Even a casual student of American history can recite many of the salient points of the career of Abraham Lincoln as president. This book takes the reader far beneath the superficial surface information. While McClure was an eyewitness to many of the events described, he maintains an objective viewpoint. I enthusiastically recommend this book to any reader who desires a "fly on the wall' perspective of Lincolns presidency.