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Lincoln

David Herbert Donald

What did Abraham Lincoln know at each critical moment, how did he weigh it, and why did he decide as he did?

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At a glance

Author
David Herbert Donald

Why read it

  • You will see Lincoln's career through the information he actually had at the time, not through hindsight
  • You will be able to weigh a leader's decisions against what he knew then and how he judged the evidence
  • You will stop grading past leaders before you know what reached their desk, a habit Kennedy himself resented

Who it is for

  • A history reader who wants Lincoln seen in his own time
  • A manager who judges past decisions harshly with hindsight
  • A voter curious how presidents decide under pressure

Contents

  1. Preface
  2. CHAPTER ONE
  3. CHAPTER TWO
  4. CHAPTER THREE
  5. CHAPTER FOUR
  6. CHAPTER FIVE
  7. CHAPTER SIX
  8. CHAPTER SEVEN
  9. CHAPTER EIGHT
  10. CHAPTER NINE
  11. CHAPTER TEN
  12. CHAPTER ELEVEN
  13. CHAPTER TWELVE
  14. CHAPTER THIRTEEN
  15. CHAPTER FOURTEEN
  16. CHAPTER FIFTEEN
  17. CHAPTER SIXTEEN
  18. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
  19. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
  20. CHAPTER NINETEEN
  21. CHAPTER TWENTY
  22. CHAPTER TWENTY - ONE
  23. Photographs
  24. Sources and Notes

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