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Lincoln Brought Politics into the War? Really?

Illinois Times | December 1, 2009

Poor Abraham Lincoln. Even in his 200th birthday year, the guy is still being sliced and diced, his every action scrutinized in an estimated 100 new books that have hit the shelves since the Lincoln Bicentennial festivities kicked off two years ago.

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Tags: David Work, Lincoln’s Political Generals

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