1892 Civil War ABRAHAM LINCOLN president Life SLAVERY

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ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND MEN OF WAR-TIMES This auction is for a 1892 edition of " ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND MEN OF WAR-TIMES " written by A. K. McClure. YOU'LL LOVE THIS BOOK!!! Mr. McClure, an associate of Abraham Lincoln, provides in 496 pages, an intimate view of the President's relations with military men and top politicians, placing particular emphasis on the election campaigns of 1860 and 1864. It was written to correct misconceptions of Lincoln's character and actions during his time in the White House. A. K. McClure, a Republican powerbroker and later editor of the Philadelphia Times, reveals how Lincoln replaced Vice President Hannibal Hamlin with the southern Democrat Andrew Johnson on the 1864 ticket. According to McClure, Lincoln kept his hand hidden in order not to offend Hamlin and his New England supporters. In 1892, the publication of "Abraham Lincoln and Men of War-Times" caused an angry exchange of letters between McClure and the late President's secretary, John G. Nicolay. For all his nobility, Lincoln was a shrewd and cautious politician, running scared for reelection until major Union army victories in September 1864. This book also provides historical information about the men closest to Lincoln during the War. McClure writes candidly about WILLIAM T. SHERMAN, ULYSSES S. GRANT, and GEORGE B. MC CLELLAN. Among the politicians read more

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