Lincoln
The Man Who Saved America
By David J Kent (Author)
Series Illustrated Lives
Price$4.99
Pub Date 7/31/2017
ISBN 9781435165366
Format EPUB
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Lincoln
The Man Who Saved America
by David J Kent
OVERVIEW
“We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth.”
—Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was an unlikely candidate for president, to put it mildly. Raised in a series of humble cabins on the frontier and mostly self-taught, the gangly farmer and shopkeeper had little in common with the Founding Fathers, with one exception: a deep and abiding belief in America’s still-fragile experiment in democracy. Turning his quick mind and gregarious personality to politics, Lincoln climbed quickly through state and national politics, before being elected president in 1860 on the eve of the Civil War. During that bloody and devastating conflict, Lincoln’s tenacity, strategic brilliance, and plain-spoken eloquence not only helped keep the nation together through its darkest hours but also set the course for a reconciliation that he would not live to see.
Filled with historical drama and packed with rare illustrations, Lincoln: The Man Who Saved America weaves the already fascinating biography of Abraham Lincoln into the story of the most perilous period in American history.
—Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was an unlikely candidate for president, to put it mildly. Raised in a series of humble cabins on the frontier and mostly self-taught, the gangly farmer and shopkeeper had little in common with the Founding Fathers, with one exception: a deep and abiding belief in America’s still-fragile experiment in democracy. Turning his quick mind and gregarious personality to politics, Lincoln climbed quickly through state and national politics, before being elected president in 1860 on the eve of the Civil War. During that bloody and devastating conflict, Lincoln’s tenacity, strategic brilliance, and plain-spoken eloquence not only helped keep the nation together through its darkest hours but also set the course for a reconciliation that he would not live to see.
Filled with historical drama and packed with rare illustrations, Lincoln: The Man Who Saved America weaves the already fascinating biography of Abraham Lincoln into the story of the most perilous period in American history.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)
A lifelong independent Lincoln researcher, David J. Kent is currently the Vice President of Programs for the Abraham Lincoln Group of Washington D.C., and an active member of the Abraham Lincoln Association, Abraham Lincoln Institute, and Lincoln Forum. His activities with the Lincoln Group include monthly meetings with Lincoln scholars, active participation in the Lincoln book discussion group, contributions to the newsletter (including a quarterly book review column), and development of the group’s social communications network and blog. His Lincoln writing includes articles for the Smithsonian Civil War Studies website and The Lincolnian newsletter. He owns over 1200 books about Abraham Lincoln, reads 20-30 Lincoln books a year, and conducts extensive research on Abraham Lincoln and his life.
David J. Kent is also an award-winning scientist and author of Tesla: The Wizard of Electricity (2013) and Edison: The Inventor of the Modern World (2016), both published by Fall River Press. His website can be found at http://www.davidjkent-writer.com/.
David J. Kent is also an award-winning scientist and author of Tesla: The Wizard of Electricity (2013) and Edison: The Inventor of the Modern World (2016), both published by Fall River Press. His website can be found at http://www.davidjkent-writer.com/.
