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Lincoln And The Constitution: From The Civil War To The War On Terror, Mark E. Neely Jr.
Lincoln And The Constitution: From The Civil War To The War On Terror, Mark E. Neely Jr.
The Chautauqua Journal
On December 6, 2001, less than three months after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Attorney General John Ashcroft, testifying before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, gave a warning: “To those who scare peace-loving people with phantoms of lost liberty, my message is this: Your tactics only aid terrorists—for they erode our national unity and diminish our resolve. They give ammunition to America’s enemies.” Such tough talk was not unprecedented in American history by any means. In fact, one can draw a straight line from President Abraham Lincoln to John Ashcroft on that score. Lincoln offered his sternest warning to the …
A Talk With Bracelen Flood, Author Of Grant's Final Victory, Charles Bracelen Flood
A Talk With Bracelen Flood, Author Of Grant's Final Victory, Charles Bracelen Flood
The Chautauqua Journal
A talk with Charles Bracelen Flood, author of Grant's Final Victory, about the last years of Union General and President Ulysses S. Grant's life and his determination to complete his memoirs while also fighting the effects of terminal illness.