Neill loughery biography of abraham lincoln

          This masterful biography of Dorothy Day, “a great anomaly in American life: an orthodox Catholic and a political radical, a rebel who courted controversy”..

          Abraham Lincoln

          1809-1865

          Who Was Abraham Lincoln?

          Abraham Lincoln was the 16thpresident of the United States, serving from 1861 to 1865, and is regarded as one of America’s greatest heroes due to his roles in guiding the Union through the Civil War and working to emancipate enslaved people.

          Pope Francis, in his address to the US congress, listed Dorothy Day alongside Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. Day founded.

        1. A new biography of the Catholic activist, by John Loughery and Blythe Randolph, examines her wholehearted commitment to radical politics and.
        2. This masterful biography of Dorothy Day, “a great anomaly in American life: an orthodox Catholic and a political radical, a rebel who courted controversy”.
        3. Loughery and Randolph's lucid biography provides greater detail about the welter of controlled chaos in which Day lived.
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          5. His eloquent support of democracy and insistence that the Union was worth saving embody the ideals of self-government that all nations strive to achieve. In 1863, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed slaves across the Confederacy.

          Lincoln’s rise from humble beginnings to achieving the highest office in the land is a remarkable story, and his death is equally notably. He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in 1865, at age 56, as the country was slowly beginning to reunify following the war.

          Lincoln’s distinctively humane personality and incredible impact on the nation have endowed him with an enduring legacy.

          Quick Facts

          FULL NAME: Abraham Lincoln
          BORN: February 12, 1