The Nysether Family Collection

The Nysether Family Collection

The Nysether Family Collection, part of the More to Explore Endowment, expands and enhances the basic collections of Sno-Isle Libraries. Brothers Mark and Brad Nysether and their families established the fund in honor of their parents, Eldon and Shirley Nysether. Every year, the Nysethers select a topic that allows us to bring in new and exciting materials for all to enjoy.

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2009 - Abraham Lincoln

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		1864 : Lincoln at the gates of history Historian-biographer Charles Bracelen Flood brings to life the drama of Lincoln's final year, in which he oversaw the last campaigns of the Civil War, was reelected as president, and laid out his majestic vision for the nation's future in a reunified South and in the expanding West. In that crucial year, the Civil War was far from won: as the year began, Lincoln had yet to appoint Ulysses S. Grant as the general-in-chief who would finally bring victory. At the same time, with the North sick of the war, Lincoln was facing a reelection battle in which hundreds of thousands of "Peace Democrats" were ready to negotiate to leave the Confederacy as a separate American nation. In his personal life, he had to deal with the erratic behavior of his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, and was unknowingly stalked by John Wilkes Booth.--From publisher description. Flood, Charles Bracelen. 973.7092 FLOOD
		Abraham and Mary Lincoln [videorecording] : a house divided A six part program which examines the Lincolns' family life and marriage, Abraham Lincoln's presidency, and the Civil War era. DVD-ED 973.7092 ABR485
		Abraham Lincoln Pulitzer Prize-winning author James M. McPherson provides an ideal short account of Lincoln--a compelling biography of a man of humble origins who preserved our nation during its greatest catastrophe and ended the scourge of slavery. McPherson, James M. B LINCOLN MCPHERS
		Abraham Lincoln [videorecording] : preserving the Union From the rustic childhood to his tragic death, this is the definitive look at the stoic president who risked everything to save his nation. DVD-ED 973.7092 ABR437
		Abraham Lincoln : a life Abraham Lincoln--the great orator, the Emancipator, the savior of the Union, the martyr--rose from obscurity to lead the nation through its most tumultuous time. This book depicts all this amazing man's triumphs, insecurities, and crushing defeats; his early poverty and the ambition that propelled him out of it; the shaping of the man and his political philosophy by his youthful exposure to Christianity, slavery, and business; his tempestuous marriage and his fatherly love. We see him, elected to the presidency by a twist of fate, unswerving in the grim day-to-day conduct of the war as his vision and acumen led the country forward. Abraham Lincoln is an incisive study of a turning point in our history and a revealing portrait of its pivotal figure, his greatness etched more clearly in this touching human story. Keneally, Thomas. B LINCOLN KENEALL
		Abraham Lincoln : the prairie years and the war years Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967. B LINCOLN SANDBUR
		Abraham Lincoln : the prairie years and the war years Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967. B LINCOLN SANDBUR
		America's journey through slavery. Abraham Lincoln [videorecording] : the great emancipator. "In 1861, the Civil War was a conflict that threatened to permanently divide the United States. Without President Abraham Lincoln's leadership, courage and determination to maintain the Union, our country may have ceased to exist. From his childhood in Kentucky, to his election as President and his outspoken views against slavery, this program chronicles his life through re-enactments and archival photographs."--Container. DVD-ED 973.7 AME99
		Civil War journal [videorecording] : the commanders Through diaries, photographs and re-enactments, these four episodes take the viewer into the personal lives of these Civil War generals. DVD-ED 923.573 CIV295
		Civil War journal [videorecording] : [the conflict begins] Through diaries, photograhs, and factual reenactments, these four episodes focus on the earlier years of the Civil War, including John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry; the first military engagement of the war at Fort Sumter; the first major battle at Bull Ron, and the mix of escaped slaves and educated African American men who made up the 65th Massachussetts regiment. DVD-ED 973.7 CIV208

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