Did Lincoln Own Slaves?: Did Lincoln Own Slaves?: And Other Frequently Asked Questions about Abraham Lincoln - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Gerald J. ProkopowiczSeries:Vintage Civil War LibraryPublish date:2009-01-06Pages:352
Language:EnglishPublisher:Knopf Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780307279293ISBN-10:307279294UPC:9780307279293Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Presidents & Heads of State, United StatesBook Topic:Civil War Period (1850-1877), 19th CenturySize:8.00 x 5.25 x 0.75 inchesWeight:0.7209Product ID:SCTTXA50YX
In the bicentennial year of Lincoln's birth, here is the one indispensable book that provides all you need to know about our most revered president in a lively and memorable question-and-answer format.You will learn whether Lincoln could dunk a basketball or tell a joke. Was he the great emancipator or a racist? If he were alive today, could he get elected? Did he die rich? Did scientists raise Lincoln from the dead? From the seemingly lighthearted to the most serious Gerald Prokopowicz tackles each question with balance and authority, and weaves a complete, satisfying biography that will engage young and old, scholars and armchair historians alike.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Knopf Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780307279293ISBN-10:307279294UPC:9780307279293Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Presidents & Heads of State, United StatesBook Topic:Civil War Period (1850-1877), 19th CenturySize:8.00 x 5.25 x 0.75 inchesWeight:0.7209Product ID:SCTTXA50YX
Gerald J. Prokopowicz served for nine years as the Lincoln Scholar at the Lincoln Museum in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He holds a law degree from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. in history from Harvard University, where he studied under Lincoln biographer David Herbert Donald. He is the author of the critically acclaimed All for the Regiment: The Army of the Ohio 1861-1862 . He has written numerous articles and book reviews for popular magazines and professional historical journals, and was the editor of Lincoln Lore, the quarterly bulletin of the Lincoln Museum. He is a frequent public speaker on Lincoln-related topics and a member of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission Board of Advisors. He is currently chair of the history department at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina.
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