Amer Pres: Abraham Lincoln

by George S. McGovern

Book Overview

America's greatest president, who rose to power in the country's greatest hour of need and whose vision saw the United States through the Civil War Abraham Lincoln towers above the others who have held the office of president--the icon of greatness, the pillar of strength whose words bound up the nation's wounds. His presidency is the hinge on which American history pivots, the time when the young republic collapsed of its own contradictions and a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805083456
• ISBN13: 9780805083453
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 8.6"