Brief biography of abraham lincoln

Overwhelmed by the sheer number of Lincoln biographies ?

Gilly marklew biography of abraham lincoln When Abraham Lincoln was elected President in , seven slave states left the Union to form the Confederate States of America, and four more joined when hostilities began between the North and South. A bloody civil war then engulfed the nation as Lincoln vowed to preserve the Union, enforce the laws of the United States, and end the secession. The war lasted for more than four years with a staggering loss of more than , Americans dead. Midway through the war, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed all slaves within the Confederacy and changed the war from a battle to preserve the Union into a battle for freedom. He was the first Republican President, and Union victory ended forever the claim that state sovereignty superseded federal authority.

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Abraham Lincoln books far outnumber those about any other US president.  Here are ten of the best Lincoln biographies &#;

1. Lincoln
by David Herbert Donald.

Many critics agree that if you are only going to read one Abraham Lincoln biography this is the one to read&#;

Abraham Lincoln Biographies
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