Prelude to Greatness Lincoln in the 1850's

" . . . [The] paperback edition of Professor Fehrenbacher's study, first published in 1962, of Lincoln in the 1850s is a welcome reminder of what can be achieved by a fresh and searching investigation of often-asked questions. . . . The book is lucidly and soberly written, and full of carefully considered argument. It is one more major contribution to the work of putting the slavery issue back where it has always belongedat the very centreof any discussion of the origins of the Civil War."Journal of American Studies "This is a brilliant book. With thorough research . . . and a fresh point of view, we have a study that will shape Lincoln scholarship for many years."The Journal of Southern HistoryFehrenbacher, Don E. is the author of 'Prelude to Greatness Lincoln in the 1850's', published 1962 under ISBN 9780804701204 and ISBN 0804701202.