Peraino, Kevin,

Lincoln in the world : the making of a statesman and the dawn of American power / Kevin Peraino. - First edition. - 419 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-406) and index.

Lincoln vs. Herndon -- Lincoln vs. Seward -- Lincoln vs. Palmerston -- Lincoln vs. Marx -- Lincoln vs. Napoleon -- Lincoln vs. Lincoln.

A study of the sixteenth president's evolution as a foreign policy leader explores his role in America's rise to a world power, analyzing six distinct episodes that defined his foreign policy stance and enabled him to maintain a careful balance during the war years.

9780307887207 (hbk.) 0307887200 (hbk.)

2013022550


Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.


Statesmen--United States.


United States--Foreign relations--1861-1865.

E469 / .P47 2013

973.7092 327.73/092