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abraham lincoln
p america & 8217 ; s greatest president who rose to power in the country & 8217 ; s greatest hour of need and whose vision saw the united states through the civil war p abraham lincoln towers above the others who have held the office of president & 8212 ; the icon of greatness the pillar of strength whose words bound up the nation & 8217 ; s wounds . his presidency is the hinge on which american history pivots the time when the young republic collapsed of its own contradictions and a new birth of freedom sanctified by blood created the united states we know today . his story has been told many times but never by a man who himself sought the office of president and contemplated the awesome responsibilities that come with it . p george s. mcgovern & 8212 ; a midwesterner former u.s. senator presidential candidate veteran and historian by training & 8212 ; offers his unique insight into our sixteenth president . he shows how lincoln sometimes went astray particularly in his restrictions on civil liberties but also how he adjusted his sights and transformed the civil war from a political dispute to a moral crusade . mcgovern & 8217 ; s account reminds us why we hold lincoln in such esteem and why he remains the standard by which all of his successors are measured .
compact disc macmillan audio 2008 isbn13 9781427206138 isbn10 1427206139
abridged n isbn 13 9781427206138 number in series 1 publisher macmillan audio release date 1229990400000 series title the american presidents