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President Lincoln: The Duty of a Statesman (Vintage Vintage)

by William Lee Miller

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ISBN13: 9781400034161
ISBN10: 1400034167
Condition: Standard
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Publisher Comments:

In his acclaimed book Lincoln's Virtues, William Lee Miller explored Abraham Lincoln's intellectual and moral development. Now he completes his "ethical biography," showing how the amiable and inexperienced backcountry politician was transformed by constitutional alchemy into an oath-bound head of state. Faced with a radical moral contradiction left by the nation's Founders, Lincoln struggled to find a balance between the universal ideals of Equality and Liberty and the monstrous injustice of human slavery.

With wit and penetrating sensitivity, Miller brings together the great themes that have become Lincoln's legacy—preserving the United States of America while ending the odious institution that corrupted the nation's meaning—and illuminates his remarkable presidential combination: indomitable resolve and supreme magnanimity.

Review:

“One of the best and most beautifully written accounts of the great man's years in the White House.”

The Washington Post

Review:

“Deserves to be placed alongside the masterpieces by David Herbert Donald, Merrill Peterson and Michael Burlingame. . . . Exceptional.”

The Sunday Star-Ledger

Review:

“Splendid. . . . This rich and rewarding book should be enjoyed by all those interested in Lincoln or the presidency in general.”

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About the Author

William Lee Miller has taught at Yale University, Smith College, Indiana University, and the University of Virginia, where he is currently Miller Center of Public Affairs Scholar in Ethics and Institutions. He has been an editor and writer on a political magazine, a speechwriter, and a three-term alderman. He is the author of numerous books. Arguing About Slavery won the D.B. Hardeman Prize for the best book on Congress.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781400034161
Subtitle:
The Duty of a Statesman
Author:
Miller, William Lee
Publisher:
Vintage Books USA
Subject:
Presidents & Heads of State
Subject:
Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Subject:
Presidents
Subject:
History
Subject:
Historical - U.S.
Subject:
United States - Civil War
Subject:
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-
Subject:
Presidents -- United States.
Series:
Vintage Vintage
Publication Date:
January 2009
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
512
Dimensions:
8.02x5.46x.82 in. .78 lbs.
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