In House of Abraham: Lincoln and the Todds, a Family Divided by War, Stephen Berry offers a masterful and long overdue study of the Todd family: its interactions between members, its polarization during the Civil War and, most importantly, its influence on the life of Abraham Lincoln. This is not just another Lincoln book; it is a work completely unique in the contemporary Lincoln bibliography. · By drawing on his own familial experience, Lincoln was able to articulate a humanistic, even charitable view of the enemy that seems surpassingly wise in our time, let alone his. In House of Abraham, the award-winning historian Stephen Berry fills a gap in Civil War history, showing how the war changed one family and how that family changed the course of the www.doorway.ru: HMH Books. A carefully researched, fascinating take on the dichotomy existing within the Lincoln Whitehouse with the Northern-born Abraham Lincoln on the one hand, and the Southern roots and family of Mary Todd Lincoln on the other. Berry's exploration of the dynamics of the relationships and their probable effect on Lincoln's approach to both the Civil War and its aftermath is most thought-provoking/5.
He is the author or editor of four books on America in the midth century, including House of Abraham: Lincoln and the Todds, A Family Divided by War, which was the Book of the Month Club main selection for March , designated a We the People project by the National Endowment for the Humanities, and chosen by Owensboro Community and. House of Abraham: Lincoln the Todds, A Family Divided By War (Houghton Mifflin, ) was a Book of the Month Club main selection and received a Publisher's Weekly starred review. Stephen Berry (Editor) STEPHEN BERRY is an associate professor of history at the University of Georgia. His books include House of Abraham: Lincoln and the Todds, a Family Divided by War; All That Makes a Man: Love and Ambition in the Civil War South, and Princes of Cotton: Four Diaries of Young Men in the South, (Georgia). Angela Esco Elder (Editor).
By drawing on his own familial experience, Lincoln was able to articulate a humanistic, even charitable view of the enemy that seems surpassingly wise in our time, let alone his. In House of Abraham, the award-winning historian Stephen Berry fills a gap in Civil War history, showing how the war changed one family and how that family changed the course of the war. House of Abraham: Lincoln and the Todds, a Family Divided by War MP3 CD – Unabridged, December 3, by Stephen Berry (Author), Michael Prichard (Narrator) out of 5 stars 45 ratings. House of Abraham: Lincoln and the Todds, a Family Divided by War, Stephen Berry. Octo lesliejwhite. When I think of Abraham Lincoln and his presidency, words like “integrity”, “wisdom”, and “virtue” come to mind.
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