{"product_id":"lincolns-men-how-president-lincoln-became-father-to-an-army-and-a-nation-paperback","title":"Lincoln's Men: How President Lincoln Became Father to an Army and a Nation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam C. Davis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo American president has enjoyed as intimate a relationship with the soldiers in his army as did the man they called \"Father Abraham.\" In \u003ci\u003eLincoln's Men, \u003c\/i\u003e historian William C. Davis draws on thousands of unpublished letters and diaries -- the voices of the volunteers -- to tell the hidden story of how a new and untested president became \"Father\" throughout both the army and the North as a whole. \u003cbr\u003e How did Lincoln inspire the faith and courage of so many shattered men, as they wandered the inferno of Shiloh or were entrenched in the siege of Vicksburg? Why did soldiers visiting Washington feel free to stroll into the White House as if it were their own home? In this through and authoritative work, Davis removes layers of mythmaking to recapture the real moods and feelings of an army facing one of history's bloodiest conflicts. \u003ci\u003eLincoln's Men\u003c\/i\u003e casts a new light on our most famous president and on America's revolution -- on our country's father and its rebirth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo American president has enjoyed as intimate a relationship with the soldiers in his army as did the man they called \"Father Abraham.\" In Lincoln's Men, historian William C. Davis draws on thousands of unpublished letters and diaries -- the voices of the volunteers -- to tell the hidden story of how a new and untested president became \"Father\" throughout both the army and the North as a whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow did Lincoln inspire the faith and courage of so many shattered men, as they wandered the inferno of Shiloh or were entrenched in the siege of Vicksburg? Why did soldiers visiting Washington feel free to stroll into the White House as if it were their own home? In this thorough and authoritative work, Davis removes layers of mythmaking to recapture the real moods and feelings of an army facing one of history's bloodiest conflicts. Lincoln's Men casts a new light on our most famous president and on America's revolution -- on our country's father and its rebirth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam C. Davis\u003c\/b\u003e has authored more than twenty-five books on the Civil War, including \u003ci\u003eJefferson Davis, Breckinridge, \"A Government of Our Own\" The Making of the Confederacy, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThree Roads to the Alamo.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 15, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47519995166941,"sku":"9780684862941","price":22.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/YINmofVvEG9780684862941.webp?v=1772235309","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/lincolns-men-how-president-lincoln-became-father-to-an-army-and-a-nation-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}