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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... November 1843 August Robert Todd Lincoln born 1844 Autumn Visit to boyhood home evokes poems Son Edward born 1846 March 1847 December Sits in 30th Congress, Washington 1848 With family, tours New England for September Whig party 1850 ...
... November 1864 June November 1865 Lobbies 13th Amendment through February Congress March Second inaugural address offers "charity for all" Lee surrenders on 9th; Booth kills Lincoln, who dies at 7:22 A.M., 15 April April Note: For a ...
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... NOVEMBER 1858 “The evening of the day in 1858, that decided the contest for the Senate between Mr. Douglas and myself, was dark, rainy and gloomy. I had been reading the returns, and had ascertained that we had lost the Legislature and ...
Contents
Making His Way with Wit and Wisdom | |
Stumping the State and the Nation | |
Preserving Protecting Defending | |
Making Peace All Passion Spent | |
Notes | |