{"product_id":"president-lincoln-the-duty-of-a-statesman-9781400034161","title":"President Lincoln: The Duty of a Statesman","description":"In his acclaimed book \u003ci\u003eLincoln's Virtues\u003c\/i\u003e, William Lee Miller explored Abraham Lincoln's intellectual and moral development. Now he completes his \"ethical biography,\" showing how the amiable and inexperienced backcountry politician was transformed by constitutional alchemy into an oath-bound head of state. Faced with a radical moral contradiction left by the nation's Founders, Lincoln struggled to find a balance between the universal ideals of Equality and Liberty and the monstrous injustice of human slavery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith wit and penetrating sensitivity, Miller brings together the great themes that have become Lincoln's legacy--preserving the United States of America while ending the odious institution that corrupted the nation's meaning--and illuminates his remarkable presidential combination: indomitable resolve and supreme magnanimity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Lee Miller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.46w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400034161\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Lee Miller has taught at Yale University, Smith College, Indiana University, and the University of Virginia, where he is currently Miller Center of Public Affairs Scholar in Ethics and Institutions. He has been an editor and writer on a political magazine, a speechwriter, and a three-term alderman. He is the author of numerous books. \u003cb\u003eArguing About Slavery\u003c\/b\u003e won the D.B. Hardeman Prize for the best book on Congress.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44302454259827,"sku":"9781400034161","price":27.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_4d969283-fb7c-4c81-9056-cb7ed15ffe5f.jpg?v=1770901956","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/president-lincoln-the-duty-of-a-statesman-9781400034161","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}