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Published Feb 2008
512 pages
Genre: Biography/Memoir
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The American president has come to be the most powerful figure in the world—and back in the nineteenth century a great man held that office. William Lee Miller’s new book closely examines that great man in that hugely important office: Abraham Lincoln as president.
"Starred Review. Miller has given us one of the most insightful accounts of Lincoln published in recent years. " - Publishers Weekly.
"Starred Review. A creative thesis thoroughly explored and beautifully argued." - Kirkus Reviews.
"An absorbing book; for public and academic libraries." - Library Journal.
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William Lee Miller is Scholar in Ethics and Institutions at the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia. His previous books include Arguing About Slavery: John Quincy Adams and the Great Battle in the American Congress and Lincoln's Virtues: An Ethical Biography.
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