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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... Warren Iohnson for processing the words, and to my old friend Thomas F. Schwartz and the Abraham Lincoln Association for permission to reprint from the Collected Works when original texts were wanting. 1809 1816 1818 1819 1828 1830 1831 ...
... Warren Iohnson for processing the words, and to my old friend Thomas F. Schwartz and the Abraham Lincoln Association for permission to reprint from the Collected Works when original texts were wanting. 1809 1816 1818 1819 1828 1830 1831 ...
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... made a two-week tour seeking a homesite in Indiana several months after the state had drafted a new constitution that outlawed slavery in spring of 1816 (Warren 12-14, 16). The land—claim problem must have 9 Surviving the Frontier.
... made a two-week tour seeking a homesite in Indiana several months after the state had drafted a new constitution that outlawed slavery in spring of 1816 (Warren 12-14, 16). The land—claim problem must have 9 Surviving the Frontier.
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... Warren 20; W&D 217). The clearing away of surplus wood was the great task a head. A. though very young, was large for his age, and had an axe put into his hands at once; and from that till within his twentythird year, he was almost ...
... Warren 20; W&D 217). The clearing away of surplus wood was the great task a head. A. though very young, was large for his age, and had an axe put into his hands at once; and from that till within his twentythird year, he was almost ...
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... Warren 51-53; Angle, Herndons, 51). In the autumn of 1818 his mother died; and a year afterwards his father married Mrs. Sally Iohnston, at ElizabethTown, Ky—a widow, with three children of her first marriage. Thomas Lincoln left ten ...
... Warren 51-53; Angle, Herndons, 51). In the autumn of 1818 his mother died; and a year afterwards his father married Mrs. Sally Iohnston, at ElizabethTown, Ky—a widow, with three children of her first marriage. Thomas Lincoln left ten ...
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Contents
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2 Finding a New Life in New Salem | 21 |
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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