Lincoln on LincolnPaul M. Zall University Press of Kentucky, 21.09.2003 - 216 Seiten 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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... president) Broken engagement to Mary Todd supposedly causes depression Seeks relief with best friend Joshua Speed at Louisville 1841 January Summer 1842 Weds Mary Todd November 1843 August Robert Todd Lincoln born 1844 Autumn Visit to ...
... president Inaugurated 16th president Fort Sumter attacked 1861 March April 1862 February Son William dies in White House of September 1863 July bronchial pneumonia Circulates preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, to be effective 1 ...
... President he preferred the Associated Press transcription to his own script of the Gettysburg Address. Given his symbiotic relation with the press, I have given newspaper reports and interviews equal space with his correspondence. We ...
... president, were with Grandfather Lincoln when he was shot, May 1786, on the 400-acre site he had helped to survey in Jefferson County (Register Kentucky State Historical Society 27 [1929] 408). Robert Todd Lincoln gave legendary details ...
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Making His Way with Wit and Wisdom | |
Stumping the State and the Nation | |
Preserving Protecting Defending | |
Making Peace All Passion Spent | |
Notes | |