{"product_id":"wrestling-with-his-angel-the-political-life-of-abraham-lincoln-vol-ii-1849-1856-paperback","title":"Wrestling with His Angel: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. II, 1849-1856 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSidney Blumenthal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \"magisterial\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) second volume of Sidney Blumenthal's acclaimed, landmark biography, \u003ci\u003eThe Political Life of Abraham Lincoln\u003c\/i\u003e, reveals the future president's genius during the most decisive period of his political life when he seizes the moment, finds his voice, and helps create a new political party.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1849, Abraham Lincoln seems condemned to political isolation and defeat. His Whig Party is broken in the 1852 election, and disintegrates. His perennial rival, Stephen Douglas, forges an alliance with the Southern senators and Secretary of War Jefferson Davis. Violent struggle breaks out on the plains of Kansas, a prelude to the Civil War. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLincoln rises to the occasion. Only he can take on Douglas in Illinois. He finally delivers the dramatic speech that leaves observers stunned. In 1855, he makes a race for the Senate against Douglas, which he loses when he throws his support to a rival to prevent the election of a proslavery candidate. In \u003ci\u003eWrestling With His Angel\u003c\/i\u003e, Sidney Blumenthal explains how Lincoln and his friends operate behind the scenes to destroy the anti-immigrant party in Illinois to clear the way for a new Republican Party. Lincoln takes command and writes its first platform and vaults onto the national stage as the leader of a party that will launch him to the presidency. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eWashington Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e hailed Blumenthal's Volume I as, \"splendid...no one can come away from reading \u003ci\u003eA Self-Made Man\u003c\/i\u003e without eagerly anticipating the ensuing volumes.\" Pulitzer Prize-winning author Diane McWhorter hailed Volume II as \"dramatic narrative history, prophetic and intimate.\" \u003ci\u003eWrestling With His Angel\u003c\/i\u003e brings Lincoln from the wilderness to the peak of his career as he is determined to enter into the battle for the nation's soul and to win it for democracy.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 608\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 22, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53664910901581,"sku":"9781501153792","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/Q3UyTTVMVWdyVkkwZ1c1YW9La1dUZz09.webp?v=1775461873","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/wrestling-with-his-angel-the-political-life-of-abraham-lincoln-vol-ii-1849-1856-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}