Lincoln's Gamble : The Tumultuous Six Months that Gave America the Emancipation Proclamation and Changed the Course of the Civil War (Hardcover)

from JmGallen

Many people think they know the story of the Emancipation Proclamation.: Lincoln freed the slaves and is the Great Emancipator for all time. In fact the story is much more complicated than that and we are fortunate that we have "Lincoln's Gamble" to unravel it for us. It is the account of the six...

from CharlesSvec

I didn't realize that I really didn't know that much about Lincoln and the story behind the Emancipation Proclamation. I'm glad that I had the opportunity to read this book. I can only imagine the struggles that he went through as he prepared this proclamation, all while dealing with his cabinet ...

from stevesmits

Sometimes in the bargain bin of remainder books you can find some jewels. This short history and essay on Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation is really such a find. I had seen the September 1862 draft in Lincoln's handwriting on display at the local museum several years ago. This copy is he...

from joshrskinner

So often when people are pivotal in the accomplishment of something great they end up becoming something mythical in our imaginations. We begin to see them as caricatures, good or bad, and very often miss the fact that they are people. If this is true of anyone in American history, it is especial...

from JmGallen

Many people think they know the story of the Emancipation Proclamation.: Lincoln freed the slaves and is the Great Emancipator for all time. In fact the story is much more complicated than that and we are fortunate that we have "Lincoln's Gamble" to unravel it for us. It is the account of the six...