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Complete Idiot's Guide to the Legacy of Lincolnby Pamela Oldham
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:How one man changed a nation.
Abraham Lincoln is arguably our most revered president, and the object of much fascination. Many biographies have been written about him, but this is the first book to tackle his legacy—how Lincol‛s policies, not just his conduct during the Civil War, impacted the nation, and what changes to government and politics he is remembered for. Includes a concise biography and information on social and cultural legacies, various Lincoln organizations, further reading, online resources, and more. -The Lincoln Bicentennial is in 2009, but the Bicentennial Commission has many events planned between now and then -Harold Holtzer, a leading Lincoln scholar and author of Lincoln at Cooper Union, is doing both the foreword and the technical edit -The Lincoln Presidential Library is now open in Springfield, Illinois, and the adjoining Lincoln Museum is scheduled to open in 2006 About the AuthorPamela Oldham is a freelance writer based in the Washington, D.C., area. Her articles frequently appear in the Washington Post. Meredith Bean McMath is an authority on 19th-century life and the Civil War era. She produces living history plays, which have been commissioned by numerous museums, including the Smithsonian Institutio‛s National Museum of American History.
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