House of Abraham : Lincoln and the Todds, a family divided by war
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Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2007.
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xv, 255 pages, [8] pages of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm
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Coos Bay Public Library - Adult/General - Nonfiction | 921 LINCOLN ABRAHAM Berry | Available |
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Published
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2007.
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Book
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English
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [196]-240) and index
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For all the talk of the Civil War "pitting brother against brother," there has never before been a single book that traces the story of one family ravaged by that conflict. And no family could better illustrate the personal toll the war took than Lincoln's own. Mary Todd Lincoln was one of fourteen siblings who were split between the Confederacy and the Union. Three of her brothers fought, and two died, for the South. Several Todds--including Mary herself--bedeviled Lincoln's administration with their scandalous behavior. Historian Berry tells their saga with the emotional intensity of a novelist. The Todds' struggles haunted the president and moved him to avoid tactics or rhetoric that would dehumanize or scapegoat the Confederates. Drawing on his own familial experience, Lincoln was inspired to articulate a humanistic, even charitable view of the enemy that seems surpassingly wise in our time, let alone his.--From publisher description
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Berry, S. W. (2007). House of Abraham: Lincoln and the Todds, a family divided by war . Houghton Mifflin.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Berry, Stephen William. 2007. House of Abraham: Lincoln and the Todds, a Family Divided By War. Houghton Mifflin.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Berry, Stephen William. House of Abraham: Lincoln and the Todds, a Family Divided By War Houghton Mifflin, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Berry, Stephen William. House of Abraham: Lincoln and the Todds, a Family Divided By War Houghton Mifflin, 2007.
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