Father Lincoln - The Untold Story of Abraham Lincoln His Boys Robert, Eddy, Willie,

President Abraham Lincoln is known as the Great Emancipator, the Savior of the Union, and an American martyr to the people who read about him. But that was not how his sons knew him. Presidential historian Alan Manning invites readers to see not the thoughtful, burdened president delivering the Gettysburg Address to a war-torn nation, but a man quietly reading bedtime stories to his sleepy-eyed sons; and not the resolute commander-in-chief seeking out winning generals and forming war policy, but a man wrestling with his own grown son’s desire to join the army and go off to war. A combination of history, biography, and family culture, this book follows Lincoln from his growing law practice in Springfield through the turbulent war years in the White House, highlighting the same challenges that many fathers face today: balancing a successful career with paternal responsibilities—a perspective largely ignored by previous Lincoln biographers, thus helping to complete the portrait of one of the most popular, significant, and complex figures in American history.

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By Alan Manning

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• Autori: Alan Manning, Manning Alan
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781493038961
• ISBN: 978-1-4930-3896-1
• Pagine: 288
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; USA, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Grandparenting, History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: historical, political & military, Abraham Lincoln, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, Lincoln, President, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / General, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Political leaders & leadership, Foundation, Intergenerational Relationships, United States of America, USA, Daniel Day-Lewis, History of the Americas, US History, Biography: historical, political and military, Political leaders and leadership, Father's Day, presidential history, Fatherhood, Intergenerational relationships: advice, topics and issues, alan manning, abraham lincoln foundation, team of rivals