Lincoln on LincolnPaul 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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... Illinois 1858 August - October Debates Stephen A. Douglas in race 1859 December 1860 May 6 November 1861 March April for U.S. Senate ; wins popular vote , loses in legislature that named Senators Sends autobiographical sketch back East ...
... Illinois 1858 August - October Debates Stephen A. Douglas in race 1859 December 1860 May 6 November 1861 March April for U.S. Senate ; wins popular vote , loses in legislature that named Senators Sends autobiographical sketch back East ...
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... Illinois, a way station for transients moving westward and capital of the state when iron and oil discoveries energized a transport system that enabled him to rise as one of the region's leading railroad lawyers. At the same time, an ...
... Illinois, a way station for transients moving westward and capital of the state when iron and oil discoveries energized a transport system that enabled him to rise as one of the region's leading railroad lawyers. At the same time, an ...
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... Illinois. The stepmother could not bear to lose her daughters heading west for their own lands, but the family also feared the epidemic of “milk-sick” that had this year so far taken four cows and eleven calves (Warren 204-6, 208, 266 n ...
... Illinois. The stepmother could not bear to lose her daughters heading west for their own lands, but the family also feared the epidemic of “milk-sick” that had this year so far taken four cows and eleven calves (Warren 204-6, 208, 266 n ...
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... Illinois . The family's cure for ague and fever consisted of “ barks , " Peruvian bark and whiskey . Local lore says the great snow was so high , a farmer could pick corn extending through the drifts . Lincoln himself caught a cold and ...
... Illinois . The family's cure for ague and fever consisted of “ barks , " Peruvian bark and whiskey . Local lore says the great snow was so high , a farmer could pick corn extending through the drifts . Lincoln himself caught a cold and ...
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... Illinois Whig politics . In subsequently wedding Mary Todd , Lincoln gave political opponents a clear shot at accusing him of being a member of the Establishment . They were not far from wrong , for Mary Todd Lincoln , as mother of his ...
... Illinois Whig politics . In subsequently wedding Mary Todd , Lincoln gave political opponents a clear shot at accusing him of being a member of the Establishment . They were not far from wrong , for Mary Todd Lincoln , as mother of his ...
Contents
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4 Making His Way with Wit and Wisdom | 69 |
5 Stumping the State and the Nation | 89 |
6 Preserving Protecting Defending | 115 |
7 Making Peace All Passion Spent | 145 |
Notes | 175 |
Selected Bibliography | 183 |
Index | 191 |
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