President Abraham Lincoln ultimately decided the fate of men sentenced to be hanged or shot during the Civil War. In this groundbreaking study, based on almost 600 documents in Lincoln's own hand, the author tells each story, each life-or-death decision. Illustrations.
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President Abraham Lincoln ultimately decided the fate of men sentenced to be hanged or shot during the Civil War. In this groundbreaking study, based on almost 600 documents in Lincoln's own hand, the author tells each story, each life-or-death decision. Illustrations.
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1882810384. Full size format, same as non-book club editions, but lacks full cloth covers, this one has 'paper over boards' covers.; Illus., jacket now in a clear protector; 320 pages.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1882810384. Light wear to extremities.; DJ in Mylar. A bright, solid book.; B&W Photographs, graphs; 10 X 6.50 X 1.30 inches; 320 pages; From the DJ flap: "In the midst of America's deadliest war, Lincoln sat the storm center of a hurricane of blood and grief, deciding the fate of men sentenced for crimes including desertion, spying, sabotage, murder, rape-the whole gamut of evil. He balanced sternness and compassion while pressed on one side by weeping relatives begging for mercy, and on the other by military leaders demanding severe discipline for an unruly citizen army. The man many have described as America's greatest president approached his thankless task with a unique blend of humor, compassion, practicality and, as Lowry describes it, "a kind of weary joy."
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Fine in fine jacket. Size: 10x6x1; NOT an ex library book. Bookplate signed by the author is laid in. 320 pages including the index. Dust jacket has no chips or tears.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Signed by Author Signed by Author Clean tight unmarked first print copy inscribed and signed by author in black ink on first page, front board shows minor bump to top tip, one page corner folded down, 320 pages.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. Book Octavo, hardcover, fine in near fine pictorial dj. Describes about 500 instances where President Lincoln decided the fate of men sentenced for crimes including, desertion, spying, rape, etc. and how Lincoln saved many soldiers from the firing squad. 320 pp. includes notes, bibliography, index, and list of soldiers.