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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... Indiana, in the Autumn of 1816. This removal was partly on account of slavery; but chiefly on account of the difficulty in land titles in Ky? After five years farming the place, Thomas Lincoln learned that his deed was defective because ...
... Indiana, in the Autumn of 1816. This removal was partly on account of slavery; but chiefly on account of the difficulty in land titles in Ky? After five years farming the place, Thomas Lincoln learned that his deed was defective because ...
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... Indiana came into the Union December 1816. Lincoln would later say he never passed a harder experience than that journey. The family covered 90 miles in about five days by horse, foot, and ferry across the Ohio—probably to the mouth of ...
... Indiana came into the Union December 1816. Lincoln would later say he never passed a harder experience than that journey. The family covered 90 miles in about five days by horse, foot, and ferry across the Ohio—probably to the mouth of ...
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... Indiana's first newspaper introduced itself with an Oliver Goldsmith essay as promise of literature to come (Venable 194-95; Rusk 12156-57). Newspapers also carried complete public documents with Congressional debates, invaluable for ...
... Indiana's first newspaper introduced itself with an Oliver Goldsmith essay as promise of literature to come (Venable 194-95; Rusk 12156-57). Newspapers also carried complete public documents with Congressional debates, invaluable for ...
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... Indiana, he made his first trip upon a flat-boat to New-Orleans. He was a hired hand merely; and he and a son of the owner, without other assistance, made the trip. The nature of part of the cargo-load, as it was called—made it ...
... Indiana, he made his first trip upon a flat-boat to New-Orleans. He was a hired hand merely; and he and a son of the owner, without other assistance, made the trip. The nature of part of the cargo-load, as it was called—made it ...
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... Indiana, and came to 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 ...
... Indiana, and came to 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 ...
Contents
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3 Seeking a Fortune in Springfield | 35 |
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 |
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