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Johnson (Battle of Wills) provides a day-by-day description of Abraham Lincoln's thoughts and actions from his second inauguration to his death, with an epilog on Reconstruction, that casts Lincoln as a wise but weary president managing political, military, and personal matters with uncommon patience and a persistence on winning the war convincingly while promising leniency toward former rebels in the interest of restoring national unity. The author balances Lincoln's daily personal doings with accounts of mil...Log In or Sign Up to Read More