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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... letters W&D Wilson and Davis, Lincoln's Informants Other manuscripts are listed with Huntington accession numbers, usually prefixed by HM or LN, or with frame numbers of Library of Congress film by the Reference Division there. See ...
... letters to a neighbor s sister, Mary Owens of Kentucky. Like ill-fated and unmentioned Ann Rutledge, she was of medium height but more rotund and, like Mary Todd, had a first-class education. Mary Todd, his law partner's cousin, was ...
... letter after you get this. You have nothing else to do, and though it might not seem interesting to you, after you had written it, it would be a good deal of company to me in this “busy wilderness.” Yours, etc. LINCOLN 2 AUGUST 1837 ...
... letter unanswered, without calling forth one accusing murmer from me. And I will even go further, and say, that if it will add any thing to your comfort, or peace of mind, to do so, it is my sincere wish that you should. Do not ...
... letters from her, which did not change my opinion of either her intelect or intention; but on the contrary, confirmed it in both. All this while, although I was fixed “firm as the surge repelling rock' in my resolution, I found I was ...
Contents
Making His Way with Wit and Wisdom | |
Stumping the State and the Nation | |
Preserving Protecting Defending | |
Making Peace All Passion Spent | |
Notes | |