Last Full Measure
J.G. Randall and Richard N. Current| Pub Date: | 2000 |
| Pages: | 456 pages |
| Illustrations: | 13 Photographs |
This Bancroft Prize-winning history of Lincoln’s last year in office is an invaluable classic--now made available for the first time in paperback.
Now available for the first time in paperback, Last Full Measure is the fourth and final volume of J. G. Randall's monumental Lincoln the President: a multivolume work considered by many to be indispensable to Lincoln scholars. Completed by Richard N. Current using the notes and drafts Randall left at his death, Lincoln the President: Last Full Measure describes the key events of Lincoln's administration from December 1863 to April 1865. These include his plan of Reconstruction, the Thirteenth Amendment to abolish slavery, efforts for a negotiated peace, and foreign affairs during his last year in office.
Subjects:
Lincoln Studies / Biography & Personal Papers / History, Am.: Civil War / Midwest Regional