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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... candidate for legislature Partner in grocery Postmaster Named deputy surveyor Elected to Assembly in Vandalia Attends legislature at $4 a day while in session 1835 1836 1837 1839 1841 1842 1843 1844 1846 1847 X1 Some Important Dates.
... candidate for legislature Partner in grocery Postmaster Named deputy surveyor Elected to Assembly in Vandalia Attends legislature at $4 a day while in session 1835 1836 1837 1839 1841 1842 1843 1844 1846 1847 X1 Some Important Dates.
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... candidate. November Re—elected by popular and overwhelming electoral vote 1865 February Lobbies 13th Amendment through Congress March Second inaugural address offers “charity for all” April Lee surrenders on 9th; Booth kills Lincoln ...
... candidate. November Re—elected by popular and overwhelming electoral vote 1865 February Lobbies 13th Amendment through Congress March Second inaugural address offers “charity for all” April Lee surrenders on 9th; Booth kills Lincoln ...
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... candidate for president. Cousin John Hanks carried a rail on his shoulders alleging it had been split by Lincoln as a youth. Hanks subsequently made a living selling pieces of such pseudorelics, for rails became a popular symbol in the ...
... candidate for president. Cousin John Hanks carried a rail on his shoulders alleging it had been split by Lincoln as a youth. Hanks subsequently made a living selling pieces of such pseudorelics, for rails became a popular symbol in the ...
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... candidates stand still while voters walked to their choices. Intensely disliked, his opponent had no votes at all, leaving the field to Lincoln. Subsequent lore makes his military career seem fun-and-games, but the war was no comic ...
... candidates stand still while voters walked to their choices. Intensely disliked, his opponent had no votes at all, leaving the field to Lincoln. Subsequent lore makes his military career seem fun-and-games, but the war was no comic ...
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... candidate's statement in the Sagamon Iournal 15 March (an excerpt follows) emphasized the value of opening the river to navigation. Oddly enough, it was “corrected at his request” by Iohn McNamar, commemorated in Lincoln lore as fiance ...
... candidate's statement in the Sagamon Iournal 15 March (an excerpt follows) emphasized the value of opening the river to navigation. Oddly enough, it was “corrected at his request” by Iohn McNamar, commemorated in Lincoln lore as fiance ...
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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