Lincoln and the Power of the Press: The War for Public Opinion

by Harold Holzer

Book Overview

Winner of the Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize "Lincoln believed that 'with public sentiment nothing can fail; without it, nothing can succeed.' Harold Holzer makes a significant contribution to our understanding of Lincoln's leadership by showing us how deftly he managed his relations with the press of his day to move public opinion forward to preserve the Union and abolish slavery." --Doris Kearns Goodwin From his earliest days, Lincoln devoured newspapers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439192715
• ISBN13: 9781439192719
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 733 Pages
• Weight: 2.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.4" x 9.3"