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Wilson, Douglas L.

Summary: Abraham Lincoln now occupies an unparalleled place in American history, but when he was first elected president, literary ability was the last thing the public expected from the folksy, self-educated "rail-splitter." Yet the forceful qualities of Lincoln's writing eventually surprised his supporters and confounded his many critics. In this study, Lincoln scholar Wilson tells how Lincoln...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage 2007

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7092 WIL

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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Illinois Press 1998

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7 HER

Jefferson, Thomas

Summary: HIST Thomas Jefferson, best known as the author of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and as our third president, was an extraordinarily accomplished man with wide-ranging interests. From 1784 to 1789, he was America's envoy to France, during which time he also traveled widely on the European continent. From his extensive writings during these years, editors Wilson and Stanton (both with...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Modern Library 1999

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.46 JEF

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