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Lincoln: The Road to War

Name: Lincoln: The Road to War
Author: Frank Van der Linden
ISBN: 9781555914202

by Frank Van der Linden

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Overview

Although Lincoln has often been painted in an uncritical, almost saintly light, he too was "human," prone to the frailties of everyday existence during a tumultuous time.

About the Author, Frank Van der Linden

Frank van der Linden became a Civil War historian after nearly half a century as a Washington newspaper correspondent, covering Congress and the White House. He first interviewed President Harry Truman at a poker party for congressional Democrats in 1945 and closed his White House career with President George H. W. Bush.