Lincoln on LincolnPaul M. Zall Though Abraham Lincoln has been the subject of numerous biographies, his personality remains an enigma. During his lifetime, Lincoln prepared two sketches of his life for the 1860 presidential race. These brief campaign portraits serve as the core around which Paul Zall weaves extracts from correspondence, speeches, and interviews to produce an in-depth biography. Lincoln's writing about himself offers a window into the soul and mind of one of America's greatest president. His words reveal an emotional evolution typically submerged in political biographies. Lincoln on Lincoln shows a man struggling to reconcile personal ambition and civic virtue, conscience and Constitution, and ultimately the will of God and the will of the people. Zall frames Lincoln's words with his own illuminating commentary, providing a continuous, compelling narrative. Beginning with Lincoln's thoughts on his parents, the story moves though his youth and early successes and failures in law and politics, and culminates in his clashes and conflicts—internal as well as external—as president of a divided country. Through his writings, Lincoln said much more about himself than is commonly recognized, and Zall uses this material to create a unique portrait of this pivotal figure. |
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... old friend Thomas F. Schwartz and the Abraham Lincoln Association for permission to reprint from the Collected Works when original texts were wanting. Some Important Dates 1809 February Born about 3 miles south Preface.
Paul M. Zall. Some. Important. Dates. 1809 February Born about 3 miles south of Hodgenville, Ky. 1816 December Family moves near Pigeon Creek, Ind. 1818 October Nancy Hanks Lincoln dies from tremetol poisoning 1819 Father rejoins children ...
... February tuberculosis December Son William "Willie" born Father dies at age seventy-two 1851 January 1853 April Son Thomas "Tad" born. 1856 May Aids in forming Republican party in Illinois 1858 AugustOctober Debates Stephen A. Douglas ...
... February Son William dies in White House of September 1863 July bronchial pneumonia Circulates preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, to be effective 1 January 1863 Crucial victories at Vicksburg and Gettysburg. Gettysburg Address ...
... or LN, or with frame numbers of Library of Congress film by the Reference Division there. See bibliography for complete publication information on the above sources. 1 SURVIVING THE FRONTIER 1809-1830 I was born February 12,1809.
Contents
Making His Way with Wit and Wisdom | |
Stumping the State and the Nation | |
Preserving Protecting Defending | |
Making Peace All Passion Spent | |
Notes | |