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The Eloquent President: A Portrait of Lincoln Through His Words
by Ronald C. White Jr
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 1400061199
- ISBN 13
- 9781400061198
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Random House, 2005-01-11. Hardcover. Like New. 9x6x1. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. <br> "More than perhaps any other president, Lincoln led and persuaded through the words of his speeches and writings. In this important book, Ronald White shows how Lincoln clothed his ideas and proposals in carefully chosen words of surpassing eloquence. All those who are interested in American political history as well as the Civil War will find this book indispensable." - JAMES M. MCPHERSON, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom
Synopsis
RONALD C. WHITE, JR., is the author and editor of seven books, most recently Lincoln’s Greatest Speech , which was a Washington Post bestseller, a San Francisco Chronicle bestseller, and a New York Times Notable Book. White earned his Ph.D. at Princeton and has taught at UCLA, Princeton Theological Seminary, Whitworth College, and Colorado College. He is currently Professor of American Intellectual and Religious History at San Francisco Theological Seminary and a Reader at the Huntington Library in San Marino, California. He has lectured on Lincoln’s eloquence at the White House, the Library of Congress, and Gettysburg. He lives with his wife, Cynthia, in La Cañada, California. From the Hardcover edition.
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- Title
- The Eloquent President: A Portrait of Lincoln Through His Words
- Author
- Ronald C. White Jr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1400061199
- ISBN 13
- 9781400061198
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2005-01-11
- Size
- 9x6x1
- X weight
- 26 oz
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