{"product_id":"first-among-equals-9780823224692","title":"\"First among Equals\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne hundred and forty years after his assassination on April 14, 1865, Abraham\u003cbr\u003eLincoln towers more than ever above the landscape of American politics. In\u003cbr\u003emyth and memory, he is always the Great Emancipator and savior of the Union,\u003cbr\u003esecond in stature only to George Washington.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut was Lincoln always so exalted?Was he, as some historians argue, a poor\u003cbr\u003ePresident, deeply disliked, whose legacy was ennobled only by John Wilkes\u003cbr\u003eBooth’s bullet?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this fascinating book, a leading historian finally takes the full measure of\u003cbr\u003eLincoln’s reputation. Drawing on a remarkable range of primary documents—\u003cbr\u003espeeches, newspaper accounts and editorials, private letters, memoirs, and\u003cbr\u003eother sources—Hans L. Trefousse gives us the voices of Lincoln’s own time. From\u003cbr\u003eNorth and South, at home and abroad, here are politicians and ordinary people,\u003cbr\u003esoldiers and statesmen, abolitionists and slaveholders alike, in a rich chorus of\u003cbr\u003eAmerican opinion. The result is a masterly portrait of Lincoln the President in\u003cbr\u003ethe eyes of his fellow Americans.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hans L. Trefousse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48282483065083,"sku":"9780823224692","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_759fb1aa-18cb-4a74-8dca-f4c6169097b0.jpg?v=1778267923","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/first-among-equals-9780823224692","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}