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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... Robert Gray Gunderson, and Helene Wickham Koon. Their loss diminishes the joy of finishing. But I owe a deep debt of gratitude for aid and comfort to the Technical Services staff of the Huntington Library, not least rarebook cataloger ...
... 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 Son Edward dies of ...
... Robert Todd Lincoln gave legendary details of the killing, telling how fifteen-year-old Mordecai ran to a neighboring cabin, seized his rifle, and shot the culprit carrying off little Thomas. Robert Lincoln then added that, since ...
... in 1860 (Drake 34-35; Lokken 136-38). Son Robert sold what Mary Todd Lincoln called “wild lands in Iowa” in 1892 for $13,000 (Beveridge l:553n; MTL 265). APRIL-JULY 1832 He went the campaign, served near three months, met the.
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Contents
Making His Way with Wit and Wisdom | |
Stumping the State and the Nation | |
Preserving Protecting Defending | |
Making Peace All Passion Spent | |
Notes | |