Lincoln and His World: Volume 4, The Path to the Presidency, 1854-1860

by Richard Lawrence Miller

In the climax of Richard Lawrence Miller's epic four-volume biography of Abraham Lincoln's pre-presidential years, a blunder by the proponents of slavery propels Lincoln toward the White House. Initially, passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act seems to be a victory for the South, opening the American West to slavery. Ultimately, however, the North rises in anger, with Lincoln helping to fan the flames of rage. Before the first shot of the Civil War...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786459298
• ISBN13: 9780786459292
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 407 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.9" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher