Abraham Lincoln, President-elect: The Four Critical Months from Election to InaugurationImmediately after Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States of America, the nation began to experience extreme turmoil. From his election in November 1860 until his inauguration five months later, Lincoln was pushed, pulled, blamed and praised by all people from all sides as the country began its inevitable slide toward war. Southerners refused to see him as anything but a Black Republican, an abolitionist poorly disguised as a moderate who was committed only to destroying their beloved slave system, and with it, their entire way of life. Northerners, meanwhile, pleaded with Lincoln to speak out and reassure the country that his election, and his policies, brought not separation, but harmony. This engaging work utilizes, in addition to better known works, sources sometimes overlooked or under appreciated: newspaper accounts from across America (particularly from the cities Lincoln passed through on his journey to Washington), journals and diaries of his contemporaries, and correspondence. Lincoln's speeches also appear here as they did in newspapers in 1860 and 1861; crowd reactions and Lincoln's occasional banter with individuals who called out to him are faithfully reproduced, as well. |
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... traveled alone by public railroad car , his frayed car- petbag resting on his lap . He cared little about fancy surroundings or expensive meals . He was carried from his hotel to the debate site by buggy ; if it was close enough , he ...
... traveled alone by public railroad car , his frayed car- petbag resting on his lap . He cared little about fancy surroundings or expensive meals . He was carried from his hotel to the debate site by buggy ; if it was close enough , he ...
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... traveled to suburban Lake View , where they were the guest of Lincoln's friend Judge Ebenezer Peck . Here , finally , serious discussions as regards the selection of the cabinet could take place . Lincoln outlined his strategy to Hamlin ...
... traveled to suburban Lake View , where they were the guest of Lincoln's friend Judge Ebenezer Peck . Here , finally , serious discussions as regards the selection of the cabinet could take place . Lincoln outlined his strategy to Hamlin ...
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... traveled immediately to Louisville and proposed to Knoxie , who accepted despite her father's disapproval . The wedding took place at the home of her aunt , and Davis took his new bride home to Mississippi . Samuel Davis had died ...
... traveled immediately to Louisville and proposed to Knoxie , who accepted despite her father's disapproval . The wedding took place at the home of her aunt , and Davis took his new bride home to Mississippi . Samuel Davis had died ...
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Acknowledgments vii | 1 |
Sangamon | 15 |
Moving Heaven and Earth | 36 |
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