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''Lincoln's Gamble: The Tumultuous Six Months that Gave America the Emancipation Proclamation and Changed the Course of the Civil War'' is a book by Todd Brewster, an American author, academic, journalist, and film producer.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://lincolnsgamble.com/ )〕 The work explores six months of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency: the period between July 12, 1862 and January 1, 1863 when Lincoln penned the Emancipation Proclamation and changed the course of the Civil War.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://lincolnsgamble.com/ )〕 During this time Lincoln struggled with his strategy for the war, quarreled with his cabinet, and wrestled with how best to free the slaves. ''Lincoln’s Gamble'' was published on September 9, 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://lincolnsgamble.com/ )〕 ==Background== ''Lincoln’s Gamble'' is Brewster’s fourth book. Brewster previously collaborated with the late Peter Jennings to write ''The Century'', ''The Century for Young People'', and ''In Search of America''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://lincolnsgamble.com/ )〕 "The Emancipation Proclamation is one of the three most important documents in American history, and yet it is by far the least known," Brewster said in an interview with dailyhistory.org: Brewster’s quest led him to focus on the six months between July 1862 and January 1863 which "served as a neatly contained episode of Lincoln’s life in that they framed the time when he first mentioned the Proclamation and the date when he actually signed the document. More than that, those six months were some of the most turbulent for Lincoln, the nation, and the war." The Lincoln that Brewster discovered was a man wracked by uncertainty, doubt and psychological pain.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://lincolnsgamble.com/ )〕 The author’s introduction leans heavily on a quote from the great black leader W. E. B. DuBois who had once described Lincoln as "a Southern poor white, of illegitimate birth, poorly educated… unusually ugly… and a politician down to his toes." Although DuBois initially derides Lincoln, he goes on to say that he loves Lincoln "…not because he was perfect, but because he was not and yet triumphed." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lincoln's Gamble」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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