Bibliograph

Six encounters with Lincoln, a president confronts democracy and its demons, Elizabeth Brown Pryor

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Six encounters with Lincoln, a president confronts democracy and its demons, Elizabeth Brown Pryor

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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contains biographical information

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illustrationsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Six encounters with Lincoln

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

967345237

Responsibility statement

Elizabeth Brown Pryor

Sub title

a president confronts democracy and its demons

Summary

Explores the psychology, character, and leadership of the sixteenth president as evidenced by six encounters with his constituents, from an awkward meeting with Army officers on the eve of the Civil War to a White House conversation with a fierce abolitionist

Table Of Contents

A wary handshake -- Pfunny pface -- Two emancipators meet -- Of fathers and sons -- Hell-cats -- The hollow crown -- Epilogue to the hollow crown : Lincoln and Shakespeare

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6 encounters with Lincoln

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