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"Presents a brief, but comprehensive look into one of the most controversial subjects concerning Abraham Lincoln, encouraging readers to closely examine one of America's most fascinating and complex leaders"--Provided by publisher.

"Presents an overview of Lincoln's viewpoint of the Constitution, and provides a starting point for further inquiry into interpretations and defenses as well as the political, intellectual, and cultural traditions of the founding document of the United States"--Provided by publisher.

A study of the sixteenth president's evolution as a foreign policy leader explores his role in America's rise to a world power, analyzing six distinct episodes that defined his foreign policy stance and enabled him to maintain a careful balance during the war years.

Maximilian is still trying to use his borrowed time machine to get to a meeting between Farmer Tanner and a developer, but instead he finds himself watching President Abraham Lincoln deliver the Gettysburg Address in November 1863.

Discusses the events before the assassination of President Lincoln.

A history of the laws of war in American history describing the code Lincoln issued in the Civil War, its rules on torture, prisoners of war, assassination, and more that quickly became foundations of the modern laws of war and today's Geneva Conventions.

In her diary, a ten-year-old girl writes about her family's experiences living in Washington, D.

Examines the life of Abraham Lincoln, from his youth in Kentucky to his service as president of the United States, discussing his leadership during the Civil War, and his resolve to put an end to slavery.

Examines the seven debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A.

Presents an account of how the Civil War transformed the nation's capital into the seat of a forceful central government through the stories of the men and women who were part of the city during the mid-nineteenth century.

Discusses the reasons for Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and its impact on the institution of slavery and on the course of the Civil War.

Examines the many theories that have led to speculation that Lincoln's assassination was a conspiracy.