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A bestselling historian of the Civil War illuminates how Lincoln worked with--and often against--his senior commanders to defeat the Confederacy and create the role of commander-in-chief as it exists today.

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The Pulitzer Prize?winning author reveals how Lincoln won the Civil War and invented the role of commander in chief as we know it

As we celebrate the bicentennial of Lincoln?s birth, this study by preeminent, bestselling Civil War historian James M. McPherson provides a rare, fresh take on one of the most enigmatic figures in American history. Tried by War offers a revelatory (and timely) portrait of leadership during the greatest crisis our nation has ever endured. Suspenseful and inspiring, this is the story of how Lincoln, with almost no previous military experience before entering the White House, assumed the powers associated with the role of commander in chief, and through his strategic insight and will to fight changed the course of the war and saved the Union.

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"James M. McPherson's Tried by War is a perfect primer . . . for anyone who wishes to under?stand the evolution of the president's role as commander in chief. Few histo?rians write as well as McPherson, and none evoke the sound of battle with greater clarity." --The New York Times Book Review The Pulitzer Prize-winning author reveals how Lincoln won the Civil War and invented the role of commander in chief as we know it As we celebrate the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth, this study by preeminent, bestselling Civil War historian James M. McPherson provides a rare, fresh take on one of the most enigmatic figures in American history. Tried by War offers a revelatory (and timely) portrait of leadership during the greatest crisis our nation has ever endured. Suspenseful and inspiring, this is the story of how Lincoln, with almost no previous military experience before entering the White House, assumed the powers associated with the role of commander in chief, and through his strategic insight and will to fight changed the course of the war and saved the Union.

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Título Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief
Autor James M. McPherson
Encuadernación Tapa blanda
Edición [ Edition: first
Páginas 368
Volúmenes 1
Idioma ENG
Editorial Penguin Books, New York
Fecha de publicación 2009-09-29
Ilustrado Sí
Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
ISBN 9780143116141 / 0143116142
Peso 0.75 libras (0.34 kg)
Dimensiones 8.3 x 5.4 x 1 pulgadas (21.08 x 13.72 x 2.54 cm)
Época de 18 a UP años
Cursos 13 - UP
Temas
- Chronological Period: 1851-1899
- Topical: Civil War
Library of Congress subjects United States - History - Civil War,, Presidents - United States
Dewey Decimal Code B

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"Few historians write as well as McPherson, and none evoke the sound of battle withgreater clarity. . . . McPherson draws on almost fifty years of research to present acogent and concise narrative of how Lincoln, working against enormous odds, saved theUnited States of America."
-Jean Edward Smith, The New York Times Book Review

"It is hard to do justice in a short review to how convincingly and compellinglyMcPherson narrates Lincoln's simultaneous mastery of the political, strategic andmoral challenge of his historical moment."
-Tim Rutten, Los Angeles Times

"Masterful. . . . Destined to become a classic."
-Jay Winik, The Boston Globe

"The definitive portrait of Lincoln as war leader."
-The Washington Post

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Library Journal, 01/01/2015, Page 0
New York Times Book Review, 10/25/2009, Page 24

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James M. McPherson is the George Henry Davis '86 Professor of History Emeritus at Princeton University. He is the bestselling author of numerous books on the Civil War, including Battle Cry of Freedom, which won the Pulitzer Prize, For Cause and Comrades, which won the prestigious Lincoln Prize, and Crossroads of Freedom. He lives in Princeton, NJ.

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