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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... 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 in race for U.S. Senate; wins popular vote, loses in legislature that.
... popular and overwhelming electoral vote 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 ...
... popular symbol in the campaign for “The Rail Lincoln.” He had indeed split rails, for cousin Nancy Hanks Miller recalled bartering “one yard of brown jeans (richly died with walnut bark) for every four hundred rails made, until he ...
... popularity among his immediate neighbors, he, the same year, ran for the Legislature. 5 In his seven months at New Salem, his only job, other than clerking and postmastering, had been helping to ... popular relations to recommend me. My case.
Paul M. Zall. no wealthy or popular relations to recommend me. My case is thrown exclusively upon the independent voters of this county, and if elected they will have conferred a favor upon me, for which I shall be unremitting in my ...
Contents
Making His Way with Wit and Wisdom | |
Stumping the State and the Nation | |
Preserving Protecting Defending | |
Making Peace All Passion Spent | |
Notes | |