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PERKINS, FREDERICK BEECHER (comp.). Lincoln. In his The Pictures and the Men. New York: A. J. Johnson; Cleveland: F. G. and A. C. Rowe, etc., 1867. Chap. iv, pp. 54, 55. Brief mention of arrangements and meetings. PETERS, WILLIAM A. Abraham Lincoln. In his Lives of Our Presidents. New York: F. M. Lupton, 1884. Pp. 272. Fairly good short account for a general work.

PHILLIPS, ISAAC N. Abraham Lincoln. A Short Study of a Great Man. Bloomington, Ill., 1901. Pp. 36-39. General.

Political Debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas in the Celebrated Campaign of 1858 in Illinois; Including the Preceding Speeches of Each at Chicago, Springfield, etc. Cleveland, O.: O. S. Hubbell & Co., 1895. Vol. VI, pp 415. Includes: Lincoln's Speeches at Springfield, June 17, 1858; Chicago, July 10.

Political Debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas in the Celebrated Campaign of 1858 in Illinois, including the Preceding Speeches of Each at Chicago, Springfield, etc. Also, the two great Speeches of Abraham Lincoln in Ohio in 1859. Cleveland, Ohio: Burrows Brothers Co., 1894. 8vo, pp. 316. Reprint, at the University Press, Cambridge, of which 750 numbered copies were issued.

Political Speeches and Debates of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas 1854– 1861. Chicago: Scott, Foresman & Co., 1900. 8vo, pp. viii+555. Portrait and plates. Except title-page, printed from same plates as last above. Recollections of the First Debate between Lincoln and Douglas. New York: William Abbott, 1905. Pp. 77. Anecdotes. A fine description of Lincoln's moral power in debate.

Recollections of Lincoln and Douglas Forty Years Ago. By an Eyewitness. New York: Privately printed, 1899. Pp. 1-20. General.

RICE, ALLEN THORNDYKE (ed.). Reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln. By Distin-
guished Men of His Time. New York: North American Review Publishing
Co., 1886. A few very general comments. Cf. Index, Douglas' Debates with
Lincoln.

ROTHSCHILD, ALONZO. Lincoln, Master of Men: A Study in Character. Boston,
1906. Pp. 101-12. Anecdotes and digest.
SCHURZ, CARL. Abraham Lincoln: An Essay. Boston and New York: Houghton,
Mifflin and Co., 1891. Republished 1899 in "Riverside Literature Series,"
No. 133, April 5. Pp. 43-53. View of political situation and excerpts.

Reminiscences of Carl Schurz. New York: McClure Co., 1907. Vol. II, pp. 86-98. Valuable recollections of the Quincy debate from an eyewitness. Characterizations.

SCRIPPS, JOHN LOCKE. Life of Abraham Lincoln. New York: H. Greely & Co. 1860. Reissued, Chicago: Press and Tribune Co., 1860; Detroit: Cranbrods Press, 1900. Chap. viii, p. 25. Lincoln excerpts: good account.

SHEAHAN, JAMES W. The Life of Stephen A. Douglas. New York: Harper & Bros., 1860. Pp. 419, 424-62. Defense of Douglas. Freeport speech of Douglas. Slight mention of Lincoln. Mentions newspapers and men of times.

STODDARD, WILLIAM OSBORN. Abraham Lincoln. New York: Fords, Howard & Hulbert, 1865. Pp. 170-72. Anecdotes.

Abraham Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life. New York: Fords, Howard & Hulbert, 1894. Pp. 169-70. Quotes Schurz' essay.

The Table Talk of Abraham Lincoln. New York: Fred A. Stokes Co., 1894. Quotations, pp. 139, 140, 141, 154, 182, 183, 184.

STOWE, HARRIET BEECHER. Men of Our Times. Hartford, Conn.: Hartford Publishing Co., 1868. Pp. 39-53. Anecdotes and personal narrative.

TARBELL, IDA MINERVA.
History Society, 1902.

The Life of Abraham Lincoln. New York: Lincoln
Vol. II, pp. 101-17. Thorough; extracts, etc.

The Life of Abraham Lincoln Drawn from Original Sources and Containing Many Speeches, Letters, and Telegrams. New York: McClure Co., 1900. Chap. xviii, pp. 307-23. General description with quotations from those present.

The Campaign in Illinois. Last Joint Debate. Douglas and Lincoln at Alton, Illinois. Washington: Printed by L. Towers. Verbatim report, with introduction unfavorable to Lincoln. Published by Douglas organ. 1858. Pp. 32. From the Chicago Daily Times, October 17.

The First Lincoln and Douglas Debate at Ottawa, Ill., August 21, 1858. Boston, 1897. Old South leaflets (general ser.). Vol. IV, No. 85. Text only. THOMPSON, RICHARD WIGGINGTON. Abraham Lincoln. In his Recollections of Sixteen Presidents. Indianapolis: Bowen Merrill Co., 1894. Vol. II, chap. Mentions three questions upon which Lincoln and

xvi, p. 394. Brief. Douglas agree.

TOWERS, LEMUEL, printer.

The Campaign in Illinois. See in this bibliography,

The Campaign in Illinois. Last Joint Debate.

VICTOR, ORVILLE JAMES. The Private and Public Life of Abraham Lincoln. New York: Beadle and Co., 1864. (Beadle's "Dime Biographical Library," No. 14.) Reprinted, 1865. Chap. vi, pp. 42-49. Brief comment.

WALKER, EVELYN HARRIET, AND OTHERS. Abraham Lincoln, the Illinois RailSplitter. In Leaders of the Nineteenth Century. Chicago: Monarch Book Co., 1900. Pp. 52. Mention only. Poor, elementary account.

WASHBURNE, ELIHU BENJAMIN. Abraham Lincoln: His Personal History and Public Record. Speech by Hon. E. B. Washburne, of Illinois, May 29, 1860. Washington, 1860; 36th Cong., 1st session House. Appendix to the Congressional Globe, pp. 377-80. Interesting speech; contemporary political views favorable to Lincoln. Excerpts.

PERIODICALS

"An American Abolitionist: President Lincoln," in Fraser, Vol. LXXI, p. 1. Criticizes Lincoln's anti-slavery attitude in Lincoln-Douglas debates. ARNOLD, ISAAC N. "Abraham Lincoln," in Royal Historical Society, Vol. X, p. 320. General and oratorical.

AUSTIN, GEORGE TORWELL. Bay State Monthly, Vol. III, p. 167. Short comparison of Lincoln with Sumner, Adams, and Phillips.

BROWN, WILLIAM GARRETT. "Lincoln's Rival," in Atlantic Monthly, Vol. LXXXIX, p. 226. A good comparison of characters and analysis of situation. CUTTS, J. MADISON. North American Review, Vol. CIII, p. 515. Review of "A Brief Treatise upon Constitutional and Party Questions, and upon the History of Political Parties as I Received it Orally from the Late Senator Stephen A. Douglas from Illinois.". Attacks Douglas.

NICOLAY, JOHN G., AND HAY, JOHN.

"Abraham Lincoln: A History," in Cen tury Magazine, Vol. II, p. 17. New York: The Century Co. "The LincolnDouglas Debates,” Vol. XII, p. 369, November, 1887. Analysis and excerpts moving narrative; good comparison of Lincoln and Douglas.

TARBELL, IDA M. "Life of Lincoln,” McClure's Magazine, Vols. V-VIII. Vol. VII, p. 401. Contains some special interviews with eyewitnesses and descendants of eyewitnesses.

SCHURZ, CARL. "Abraham Lincoln," Atlantic Monthly, Vol. LXVII, pp. 721, 732-34. General sketch with analysis.

VILLARD, HENRY. "Recollections of Lincoln," Atlantic Monthly, Vol. XCIII, p. 165. One or two quaint anecdotes of the Lincoln-Douglas debate. WASHBURNE, E. B. "Abraham Lincoln in Illinois," North American Review, Vol. CXLI, p. 309. Sketch of Freeport debate.

BIBLIOGRAPHIES

BOYD, ANDREW. A Memorial Lincoln Bibliography. Albany, N. Y.: Andrew Boyd, 1870. Good up to its date.

FISH, DANIEL. Lincoln Literature: A Bibliographical Account of Books and Pamphlets relating to Abraham Lincoln. Minneapolis: Public Library Board, 1900. Fairly thorough to date.

FOSTER, Monthly Reference Lists. Printed June, 1881. Vol. I, p. 21. A small bibliography.

LARNED, J. H. The Literature of American History. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1902. "Lincoln," pp. 238-41; articles 2,238-2,259.

RITCHIE, GEORGE THOMAS. A List of Lincolniana in the Library of Congress. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1906. Lists only books in possession of Congress. Fairly thorough for general field.

Salem, Mass., Public Library Bulletin, February, 1896. Lincoln bibliography. SMITH, WILL H., Priced Lincoln Bibliography. New York, 1906.

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PREPARED BY

MARY GERTRUDE DOHERTY

GRADUATE STUDENT, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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