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Audiobook Review: Lincoln: A Life Of Purpose And Power

Posted on May 20, 2021 by nathanalbright

Lincoln: A Life Of Purpose And Power, by Richard Carwardine, read by Stefan Rudnicki Abraham Lincoln is an interesting historical figure, especially because of the combination between the high moral tone of his approach as a leader and the shrewdness … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: Rise To Greatness

Posted on May 20, 2021 by nathanalbright

Rise To Greatness: Abraham Lincoln And America’s Most Perilous Year, by David Von Drehle The author of this book makes the case that 1862 was the most perilous year in America’s history, and in doing so presents a compelling case … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: Tried By Fire

Posted on May 20, 2021 by nathanalbright

Tried By Fire: Abraham Lincoln As Commander In Chief, by James McPherson Given that there are at least a good 14,000 books that have been written about Abraham Lincoln, it is nonetheless remarkable that his role as commander and chief … Continue reading →

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Lynch Law

Posted on February 4, 2021 by nathanalbright

In one of his earliest speeches, Abraham Lincoln stood against the lawless tendency of his times to celebrate lynch law. During the first half of the 19th century there was a rising tendency on the part of people throughout the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Abraham Lincoln: Prairie Lawyer

Posted on May 24, 2020 by nathanalbright

Abraham Lincoln:  Prairie Lawyer, by John J. Duff Abraham Lincoln’s career as a lawyer is one of those strange areas of history that many historians tangle with at one point or another.  This author has high views of Lincoln as … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Abraham Lincoln: The Lawyer-Statesman

Posted on May 24, 2020 by nathanalbright

Abraham Lincoln:  The Lawyer-Statesman, by John T. Richards Even though the author was the head of the Chicago Bar, this book reads as if it was written by a Southerner who is moderately fine with Abraham Lincoln but strongly anti-abolitionist … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Lincoln The Lawyer

Posted on May 24, 2020 by nathanalbright

Lincoln The Lawyer, by Frederick Trevor Hill One of the more fascinating and obscure aspects of Lincoln’s career is his time as a lawyer, and at least a few books have been written about this subject [1].  That said, although … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Lincoln And His Generals

Posted on May 23, 2020 by nathanalbright

Lincoln And His Generals, by Clarence Edward Macartney Is this book necessary?  To be fair, there are a lot of books about Abraham Lincoln in existence, many of which I happen to have read and reviewed and many more of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Lincoln Of The Thirtieth Congress

Posted on May 23, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Lincoln Of The Thirtieth Congress, by Roy D. Packard This book is a deeply entertaining one, in that it focuses on one of the important but somewhat obscure aspects of Lincoln’s career, and that is his time as the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Lincoln And The Patronage

Posted on May 23, 2020 by nathanalbright

Lincoln And The Patronage, by Carl Russell Fish One of the more unfortunate aspects of government jobs is the way that many people idealize the civil service as if the bureaucracy that we have right now is a good thing.  … Continue reading →

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