TY - BOOK AU - McPherson,James M. TI - Tried by war: Abraham Lincoln as commander in chief SN - 9781594201912 AV - E457.2 .M478 2008 U1 - 973.7092 22 PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - Penguin Press KW - Lincoln, Abraham, KW - Executive power KW - United States KW - History KW - 19th century KW - Presidents KW - Biography KW - Civil War, 1861-1865 KW - Politics and government KW - 1861-1865 N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-314) and index N2 - Evaluates Lincoln's talents as a commander in chief in spite of limited military experience, tracing the ways in which he worked with, or against, his senior commanders to defeat the Confederacy and reshape the presidential role UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0901/2008025229-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0901/2008025229-d.html ER -