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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... , 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 1832 1833 1834 IX Preface.
... , 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 1832 1833 1834 IX Preface.
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... friend Joshua Speed at Louisville Weds Mary Todd Robert Todd Lincoln born Visit to boyhood home evokes poems Son Edward born Sits in 30th Congress, Washington With family, tours New England for \/Vhig party Son Edward dies of pulmonary ...
... friend Joshua Speed at Louisville Weds Mary Todd Robert Todd Lincoln born Visit to boyhood home evokes poems Son Edward born Sits in 30th Congress, Washington With family, tours New England for \/Vhig party Son Edward dies of pulmonary ...
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... friends to review and revise. Such drafts have added value in allowing us to see Lincoln's mind in motion as, for instance, he reworks suggestions for the first inaugural address, or works through the second inaugural address seemingly ...
... friends to review and revise. Such drafts have added value in allowing us to see Lincoln's mind in motion as, for instance, he reworks suggestions for the first inaugural address, or works through the second inaugural address seemingly ...
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... Iohnston, sister of a friend and widow of the county jailer. They were married at Elizabethtown by Methodist preacher George L. Rogers on December 2, but she would not leave Kentucky until satisfying 11 Surviving the Frontier.
... Iohnston, sister of a friend and widow of the county jailer. They were married at Elizabethtown by Methodist preacher George L. Rogers on December 2, but she would not leave Kentucky until satisfying 11 Surviving the Frontier.
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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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