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1 Online-Ressource (vi, 482 p)
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Edition:
2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780198023043
Content:
Lincoln's death, like his life, was an event of epic proportions. When the president was struck down at his moment of triumph, writes Merrill Peterson, "sorrow--indescribable sorrow" swept the nation. After lying in state in Washington, Lincoln's body was carried by a special funeral train to Springfield, Illinois, stopping in major cities along the way; perhaps a million people viewed the remains as memorial orations rang out and the world chorused its sincere condolences. It was the apotheosis of the martyred President--the beginning of the transformation of a man into a mythic hero. In Linc
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Ill. on lining papers
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780195096453
Language:
English
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