First published in four volumes in 1945, 1952 and 1955, J.G. Randall's Lincoln the President is here reprinted in two.
This is a revised edition by David Herbert Donald of his former professor J. G. Randall’s book The Civil War and Reconstruction, which was originally published in 1937 and had long been regarded as “the standard work in its field”, ...
Completed by Richard N Current using the notes and drafts Randall left at his death, this book describes the key events of Lincoln's administration from December 1863 to April 1865.
The purpose of this volume is to examine things the Lincoln government did which involved significant constitutional issues.
This work was first published in four volumes in 1945, 1952, and 1955, and is reprinted here in two.
This is a new release of the original 1937 edition.