| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xiii, 272 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 29 cm |
| Summary |
"One hundred and fifty years after Abraham Lincoln's death, the full story of his extraordinary relationship with Jews is told here for the first time. [This book] provides readers both with a ... narrative of his interactions with Jews, and with the opportunity to immerse themselves in rare manuscripts and images, many from the Shapell Lincoln Collection, that show Lincoln in a way he has never been seen before"--Amazon.com. |
| Contents |
The Promised Land ... whose stones are iron and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass : 1809-1830 -- And this too shall pass away--never fear : 1830-1858 -- One of my most valued friends : 1858-1860 -- We have not yet appointed a Hebrew : 1861-1862 -- I myself have a regard for the Jews : 1863 -- About Jews : 1863-1865 -- To see Jerusalem before he died : 1865. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-261) and index. |
| Subject |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Relations with Jews.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Jews -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Jews.
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| Added Author |
Shapell, Benjamin, author.
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| ISBN |
9781250059536 (hardback) |
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1250059534 (hardback) |
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