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White, Ronald C. (Ronald Cedric)White, Ronald C. (Ronald Cedric)
Summary: "Before 1862, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain had rarely left his home state of Maine, where he was a trained minister and mild-mannered professor at Bowdoin College. His colleagues were shocked when he volunteered for the Union army, but he was undeterred and later became known as one of the North's greatest heroes: On the second day at Gettysburg, after running out of ammunition at Little Round...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHAMBERLAIN, JOSHUA LAWRENCE WHIWhite, Ronald C. (Ronald Cedric)
Summary: A "biography of one of America's greatest generals-- and most misunderstood presidents"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GRANT, ULYSSES S. WHIWhite, Ronald C. (Ronald Cedric)
Summary: Lincoln scholar Ronald C. White, Jr., offers a fresh definition of Lincoln as a man of integrity--what today's commentators would call "authenticity"--whose moral compass holds the key to understanding his life. Through meticulous research of the newly completed Lincoln Legal Papers, as well as of recently discovered letters and photographs, White provides a portrait of Lincoln's personal,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LINCOLN, ABRAHAM WhiteWhite, Ronald C. (Ronald Cedric)
Summary: "After four years of unspeakable horror and sacrifice on both sides, the Civil War was about to end. On March 4, 1865, at his Second Inaugural, President Lincoln did not offer the North the victory speech it yearned for, nor did he blame the South solely for the sin of slavery. Calling the whole nation to account, Lincoln offered a moral framework for peace and reconciliation. The speech was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2002