Life of Abraham LincolnBeautifully written in 1865 by a political contemporary, this is one of the greatest and most sensitive works of nineteenth-century American biographic literature. It contains Lincoln's most masterful speeches and writings, along with a contemporary, detailed exposition of Lincoln's views--and his political and military decisions--that held the Union together during the American Civil War. For years (and still today) it was and is an original source of information on Lincoln's life and work, masterfully woven together by Joseph Barrett. |
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Contents
Removal from KentuckyAn Emigrant JourneyThe Forests of Southern Indi | 21 |
CHAPTER IV | 37 |
CHAPTER V | 47 |
CHAPTER VI | 62 |
CHAPTER XII | 182 |
CHAPTER XIII | 190 |
PART II | 197 |
Ancestry of Abraham Lincoln Their residence in Pennsylvania | 242 |
CHAPTER VI | 320 |
CHAPTER VIII | 384 |
CHAPTER IX | 410 |
CHAPTER XI | 451 |
PART III | 485 |
CHAPTER III | 531 |
Congress The Constitutional Amendment prohibiting Slavery Its Defeat | 559 |
CHAPTER VII | 622 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Life of Abraham Lincoln |
| Author | Joseph Hartwell Barrett |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Stackpole Books, 2006 |
| ISBN | 081170159X, 9780811701594 |
| Length | 842 pages |
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