Every Drop of Blood: The Momentous Second Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln
By: Edward Achorn
4.29
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
By March 4, 1865, the Civil War had slaughtered more than 700,000 Americans and left intractable wo…
Want to Read $ 9.99"Fondly do we hope—fervently do we pray—that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue, until all the wealth piled by the bond-man's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash, shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said 'the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.' [Excerpt from Abraham Lincoln’s 701-word second inaugural address, delivered at the United States Capitol on March 4, 1865.] "-Edward Achorn, Every Drop of Blood: The Momentous Second Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln
"Fondly do we hope—fervently do we pray—that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue, until all the wealth piled by the bond-man's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash, shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said 'the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.' [Excerpt from Abraham Lincoln’s 701-word second inaugural address, delivered at the United States Capitol on March 4, 1865.] "-Edward Achorn, Every Drop of Blood: The Momentous Second Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln
"Fondly do we hope—fervently do we pray—that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue, until all the wealth piled by the bond-man's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash, shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said 'the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.' [Excerpt from Abraham Lincoln’s 701-word second inaugural address, delivered at the United States Capitol on March 4, 1865.] "-Edward Achorn, Every Drop of Blood: The Momentous Second Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln
"Fondly do we hope—fervently do we pray—that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue, until all the wealth piled by the bond-man's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash, shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said 'the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.' [Excerpt from Abraham Lincoln’s 701-word second inaugural address, delivered at the United States Capitol on March 4, 1865.] "-Edward Achorn, Every Drop of Blood: The Momentous Second Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln
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1. An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963
By: Robert Dallek
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Format: 849 pages, Paperback
Drawing on previously unavailable material and never-before-opened archives, An Unfinished Life is … read more
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"She was a little removed,"-Robert Dallek, An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963
2. Clouds of Glory: The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee
By: Michael Korda
3.31
Format: None pages, Hardcover
New York Timesbestselling author Michael Korda's fresh, contemporary single volume historical biogr… read more
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3. The Last Lincolns: The Rise Fall of a Great American Family
By: Charles Lachman
4.12
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Most books about Abraham Lincoln end on April 14, 1865, the day he was assassinated at Ford's Theat… read more
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4. Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
By: James L. Swanson
3.78
Format: 244 pages, Paperback
A fascinating tale of murder, intrigue, and betrayal. A gripping hour-by-hour account told through … read more
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5. The Discipline of Grace: God's Role and Our Role in the Pursuit of Holiness
By: Jerry Bridges
2.84
Format: 306 pages, Paperback
The Discipline of Grace offers a clear and and thorough explanation of the gospel and what it means… read more
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6. Lincoln
By: David Herbert Donald
4.19
Format: 714 pages, Paperback
A masterful work by Pulitzer Prize–winning author David Herbert Donald, Lincoln is a stunning portr… read more
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7. Lincoln's Greatest Speech: The Second Inaugural
By: Ronald C. White Jr.
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Format: 208 pages, Paperback
As the day for Lincoln's second inauguration drew near, Americans wondered what their sixteenth pre… read more
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8. Battle Cry of Freedom
By: James M. McPherson
3.91
Format: None pages, Paperback
Filled with fresh interpretations and information, puncturing old myths and challenging new ones, B… read more
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9. The Fall of the House of Dixie: The Civil War and the Social Revolution That Transformed the South
By: Bruce Levine
3.53
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In this major new history of the Civil War, Bruce Levine tells the riveting story of how that confl… read more
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10. The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery
By: Eric Foner
3.91
Format: 318 pages, Hardcover
From a master historian, the story of Lincoln's--and the nation's--transformation through the cruci… read more
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11. Tired of Winning: Donald Trump and the End of the Grand Old Party
By: Jonathan Karl
4.28
Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition
An extraordinary view into the politics of our times, Tired of Winning explores how Donald Trump re… read more
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12. Every Drop of Blood: The Momentous Second Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln
By: Edward Achorn
4.29
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
By March 4, 1865, the Civil War had slaughtered more than 700,000 Americans and left intractable wo… read more
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"Fondly do we hope—fervently do we pray—that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue, until all the wealth piled by the bond-man's two hundred and fifty y…"-Edward Achorn, Every Drop of Blood: The Momentous Second Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln
"Shall we expect some transatlantic military giant, to step the Ocean, and crush us at a blow? Never!-All the armies of Europe, Asia, and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the earth (our own e…"-Edward Achorn, Every Drop of Blood: The Momentous Second Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln
13. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
By: Erik Larson
4.24
Format: 565 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more
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"A house divided against itself cannot stand."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
14. Teddy and Booker T.: How Two American Icons Blazed a Path for Racial Equality
By: Brian Kilmeade
4.22
Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition
The New York Times bestselling author of George Washington's Secret Six and Thomas Jefferson and th… read more
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15. The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution
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"[I]n the work of the New Left one finds philosophical justification for what are now intuitive commonplaces of our culture: to be free is to be sexually liberated; to be happy is to be affirmed in th…"-Carl R. Trueman, The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution
"The expressive individual is now the sexually expressive individual. And education and socialization are to be marked not by the cultivation of traditional sexual interdicts and taboos but rather by …"-Carl R. Trueman, The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution
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Format: 377 pages, Hardcover
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18. Disloyal: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump
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19. And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
By: Jon Meacham
4.46
Format: 676 pages, Hardcover
The life and moral evolution of Abraham Lincoln, exploring why and how Lincoln confronted secession… read more
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20. Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing
By: Robert A. Caro
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Format: 231 pages, Hardcover
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"People are always asking me why I chose Robert Moses and Lyndon Johnson to write about. Well, I must say I never thought of my books as the stories of Moses or Johnson. I never had the slightest inte…"-Robert A. Caro, Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing
21. Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America
By: Steve Inskeep
4.02
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"Writing history is a relay, which is also true of history itself. We build, if we can, on the legacies that are left us."-Steve Inskeep, Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America
22. Killing the Witches: The Horror of Salem, Massachusetts
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3.67
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23. Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days to Washington
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25. Founding Partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics
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26. Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment
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4.12
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27. The Last Honest Man: The CIA, the FBI, the Mafia, and the Kennedys―and One Senator's Fight to Save Democracy
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4.13
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Witnesses were mysteriously murdered. The FBI, NSA, CIA, and even the IRS were on the warpath. It w… read more
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28. Abe: Abraham Lincoln in His Times
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4.41
Format: 1088 pages, Hardcover
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By: Stephen Budiansky
4.22
Format: 592 pages, Hardcover
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30. Lincoln's God: How Faith Transformed a President and a Nation
By: Joshua Zeitz
3.79
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"These are trying times,' Samuel Piper of the 158th Pennsylvania wrote to his wife, 'and we should all humble ourselves and try to live as we should and as we will wish we should have done when we com…"-Joshua Zeitz, Lincoln's God: How Faith Transformed a President and a Nation
31. Lincoln In Private: What His Most Personal Reflections Tell Us About Our Greatest President
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4.13
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