Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America - A Biography

Informationen zum Autor William E. Gienapp has taught at the University of California, Berkeley, The University of Wyoming and Harvard University, where he is professor of Harvard College. He is the author of The Origins of the Republican Party, 1852-1956 (1987), which received the Avery O. Craven Award from the organization of American Historians, and co-author of Nations of Nations, a U.S History textbook. A specialist on the Civil War era, he recently published a documentary collection on the war and Reconstruction and is currently writing a history of the Civil War. Klappentext Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America is a short biography aimed at a general audience! but because of its short length! it will also be suitable for use on college courses in American history. The biography will concentrate on Lincoln's years as president! with particular emphasis upon his role in determining the course and outcome of the Civil War. Zusammenfassung Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America is a short biography aimed at a general audience, but because of its short length, it will also be suitable for use on college courses in American history. The biography will concentrate on Lincoln's years as president, with particular emphasis upon his role in determining the course and outcome of the Civil War.

Product details

• Authors: William E. Gienapp, William E. (Professor of History Gienapp, Gienapp William E.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.05.2003
• EAN: 9780195151008
• ISBN: 978-0-19-515100-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: historical, political & military, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Political leaders & leadership, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Biography: historical, political and military, Political leaders and leadership, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), c 1860 to c 1869, Civil wars, American Civil War, HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800)