In Lincoln, acclaimed biographer Fred Kaplan explores the life of America's sixteenth president through his use of language as a vehicle both to express complex ideas and feelings and as an instrument of persuasion and empowerment. Like the other great canonical writers of American literature—a status he is gradually attaining—Lincoln had a literary career that is inseparable from his life story. An admirer and avid reader of Burns, Byron, Shakespeare, and the Old Testament, Lincoln was the most literary of our presidents. His views on love, liberty, and human nature were shaped by his reading and knowledge of literature.Since Lincoln, no president has written his own words and addressed his audience with equal and enduring effectiveness. Kaplan focuses on the elements that shaped Lincoln's mental and imaginative world; how his writings molded his identity, relationships, and career; and how they simultaneously generated both the distinctive political figure he became and the public discourse of the nation. This unique account of Lincoln's life and career highlights the shortcomings of the modern presidency, reminding us, through Lincoln's legacy and appreciation for language, that the careful and honest use of words is a necessity for successful democracy.Illuminating and engrossing, Lincoln brilliantly chronicles Abraham Lincoln's genius with language.

    A sequel to the enormously successful Lincoln: An Illustrated Biography, Looking for Lincoln picks up where the previous book left off, examining how our sixteenth president’s legend came into being.Availing themselves of a vast collection of both published and never-before-seen materials, the authors—the fourth and fifth generations of a family of Lincoln scholars—bring into focus the posthumous portrait of Lincoln that took hold in the American imagination, becoming synonymous with the nation’s very understanding of itself. Told through the voices of those who knew the man—Northerners and Southerners, blacks and whites, neighbors and family members, adversaries and colleagues—and through stories carefully selected from long-forgotten newspapers, magazines, and family scrapbooks, Looking for Lincoln charts the dramatic epilogue to Lincoln’s extraordinary life when, in a process fraught with jealousy, greed, and the struggle for power, the scope of his historical significance was taking shape.In vibrant and immediate detail, the authors chart the years when Americans struggled to understand their loss and rebuild their country. Here is a chronicle of the immediate aftermath of the assassination; the private memories of those closest to the slain president; the difficult period between 1876 and 1908, when a tired nation turned its back on the former slaves and betrayed Lincoln’s teachings; and the early years of the twentieth century when Lincoln’s popularity soared as African Americans fought to reclaim the ideals he espoused.Looking for Lincoln will deeply enhance our understanding of the statesman and his legacy, at a moment when the timeless example of his leadership is more crucial than ever.

    Republics are traditionally ungrateful, and in Buchanan's case the American republic has been notoriously thankless to the man who was, from log cabin to White House, the relentless foe of fanatics and demagogues; a man who held that reason and restraint were the essential tools of self-government, and who bent all his energies to achieve by means of law and diplomacy what others later sought to accomplish by civil war.As a result of nearly fifty years' experience in the public service, James Buchanan entered the presidency with more advance training than any man who has ever held the post. As a Congressman he sustained the power of the Supreme Court to review state laws in an argument that Charles Warren has called "one of the great and signal documents in the history of American constitutional law." In the Senate he worked incessantly to keep clearly defined the live between the powers of the executive, judicial, and legislative branches and between the state and federal governments. While he was Minster to Russia he negotiated the first commercial treaty with that country; his English Mission diminished the traditional American hatred for England and laid the foundations for subsequent Anglo-American friendship.As Secretary of State he presided over negotiations leading to the acquisition of the western third of the Continental United States, launched a "good neighbor" policy in Latin America, and insisted upon international rights of neutrals and the rights of American citizens abroad. Buchanan the politician maintained control of his home state against the challenge of such powerful rivals as Simon Cameron, George M. Dallas, and Thaddeus Stevens. In the presidency he fought sectionalism by initiating policies intended to arouse national patriotism, and he sought by law to attain a long-range solution to the slavery problem. In the closing months of his term of office, he refused to yield to the demands of extremists, both northern and southern, for he knew that either course would precipitate a war which almost no one wanted.

    Famed Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson bring off an against-all-odds surprise victory, humiliating a Yankee force three times the size of their own, while the Northern army is torn by rivalries, anti-immigrant prejudice and selfish ambition. This historically accurate epic captures the high drama, human complexity and existential threat that nearly tore the United States in two, featuring a broad range of fascinating—and real—characters, in blue and gray, who sum to an untold story about a battle that has attained mythic proportions. And, in the end, the Confederate triumph proved a Pyrrhic victory, since it lured Lee to embark on what would become the war's turning point—the Gettysburg Campaign (featured in Cain At Gettysburg).

    The narrative covers from Grant's birth, his days at West Point; his courtship and marriage, his experiences during the Mexican war, and his subsequent time as a civilian before his comeback as a soldier during the Civil War.

    

    Whitman and Lincoln shared the national stage in Washington, DC, during the Civil War. Though the two men never met, Whitman would often see Lincoln’s carriage on the road. The president was never far from the poet’s mind, and Lincoln’s “grace under pressure” was something Whitman returned to again and again in his poetry. Whitman witnessed Lincoln’s second inauguration and mourned along with America as Lincoln’s funeral train wound its way across the landscape to his final resting place. The book includes the poem “O Captain! My Captain!” and an excerpt from “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d,” brief bios of Lincoln and Whitman, a timeline of Civil War events, endnotes, and a bibliography.

    Lucky for us, we don’t mind slamming the pedal to the metal. Xo, Frankie and AliceThe Dirty Kings of Vegas is a mafia romance series with love at its core.We met the O’Malley clan back in the novel McQueen – but here they are again, ready to show everyone who’s boss!Frankie Love has teamed up with the sinfully sweet Alice May Ball and together they’re ready to roll the dice on love.

    Not without the two off-limits older men I've been pining for, obsessed with, totally tangled up over for three long years......my dad's best friends.They promised to protect me. Watch over me. Make sure nothing bad happens to me.Xavier is a flirt. He makes me feel daring. Just a look from him sends shockwaves through me and makes me want to do things I've never done before.And Noah. He's a beautiful, rough angel of a man who's eyes make me melt on the spot. He makes me feel safe. He feels like home.My heart belongs to both of them. I've never even looked at another guy the way I look at them.I always thought they only saw me as their friend's daughter.Turns out I was wrong. Very wrong.They're as obsessed with me as I am with them.And they've been watching over me all right...Watching. Waiting. And when they show up on campus to keep tabs on me, that's when things really start to heat up...They tell me I'm going home with them. They tell me I'm not allowed out of their sight. They become totally hell-bent on claiming what's been theirs all along....but what will happen when the night is over and the sun starts to rise?Two obsessed older men and one inexperienced college gal. No MM in this one -- the guys' attention is totally on her. HEA, no cheating, over-the-top fun.This book is part of the "Night" series, but each is a complete standalone and they can be read in any order.Enjoy!xx, Lauren

    She knows that bats always turn left when exiting a cave and that peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.But she doesn’t know why nobody at school seems to like her.So when Harriet is spotted by a top model agent, she grabs the chance to reinvent herself…Model Misfit:Harriet Manners knows that humans have 70,000 thoughts per day.She also knows that Geek + Model = a whole new set of graffiti on your belongings.And that the average person eats a ton of food a year, though her pregnant stepmother is doing her best to beat this.But Harriet doesn’t know where she’s going to fit in once the new baby arrives. And with her summer plans ruined, modelling in Japan seems the perfect chance to get away…Will geek girl find her place on the other side of the world?The award-winning debut GEEK GIRL and sequel MODEL MISFIT by bestselling author Holly Smale.

    In its entirety...you have the CSA "Confederate States of America" Constitution.This is a must read.....imagine a young country that just learned all the things wrong with their country and its government....then makes their own.The CSA was ahead of its time in many respects...(never mind the whole slavery thing)....If you are a History buff or just doing research...get this...read it....it is outstanding.

    I met the hottest man ever...Then proceeded to tell him to shove his money up his Irish rear.It wasn't like I'd run into him ever again.Not like I'd see him while visiting my OBGYN.Wearing a thin paper gown on an exam table.Wait...That's exactly what happened!!The Irish guy I told to go to hell is my OBGYN. FML!!The humiliation doesn't stop there.Dr. Lucky Charms is apparently famous.Him and his siblings are the stars of a reality TV series.And every woman in Ireland is obsessed.I came to a foreign country to start something new.Now I'm convinced I've thrown my entire life down the drain.Couple all that with a positive pregnancy test...And I'm convinced I'll have the craziest holiday season ever!! A fulll standalone romance. Kilts and Kisses is an Ireland destination spinoff to K.C. Crowne's International Bestselling Doctors of Denver series. This series contains loads of fun and drama as we follow the sexy O'Neill brothers in the charming town of Sandy Cove, Ireland.

    But there’s one thing the world doesn’t know about him; he’s also a master art thief. So when Amory discovers his secret, Zander has no choice but to steal her too. Soon, the man who has everything, realizes he may have found his most prized possession…

    . .ClarissaI’ve never been the marrying kind.I’m too busy helping my dad run the family ranch, for love or relationships.But when his health suddenly starts to fail—so does our entire livelihood.And it’s just the opportunity the slimy, Lloyd Howell has been waiting for.Not only does he hire all our best hand’s away, but he’s backed me into a corner.The only way to save everything I’ve ever loved, is to marry this snake of a man.It looks like Lloyd is gonna get exactly what he wants from me—until they show up.Harlan and Duke McKenzie.These brawny, rugged brothers steal me away from my own wedding and from any chance I had of saving my family.I’m half furious . . . half relieved . . . and mostly confused as hell.Trapped at their mountain compound for days, just the three of us, and I’m starting to feel things I shouldn’t.Now, all that anger is morphing into panty-melting desire.Hot, twisted desire for not just one brother—but two.Harlan/DukeHonorable men.That’s what we usually are . . . but not today.Why? Because today, we’re stealing a bride away from her own wedding.Not that this feisty beauty should be marrying this fool of a man anyway.But as they say, ‘desperate times call for desperate measures.’And things have never been more desperate.Lloyd ‘piece of sh*t’ Howell has weaseled his way into marrying the one woman who could upend our lives.Not only would their union devastate our beloved McKenzie Mountain and turn it into a rival logging operation; but it would force the one woman we want, into the bed of another man.Like hell we’re gonna let that happen.So we’re whisking her away in the hopes of stopping this mess.We had it all planned out.At least we thought we did.But we're starting to realize . . . you can’t plan for a woman like Clarissa Banks.Stolen by Her Mountain Men is a standalone heart-pounding, sizzling-hot, action-packed MFM Mountain Man Menage Romance. If you like dominant, tough males who know where to bury their axes . . . this book is for you!

    What if Darcy had had doubts about separating his friend from Jane Bennet far earlier in the story than in the original? How would things play out then? Well, here is a take on how it could have been, had Darcy persuaded Bingley to return to Netherfield in December of 1811.