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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... 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. Some Important Dates 1809 February Born about 3 miles south Preface.
... at age seventy-two 1851 January 1853 April Son Thomas "Tad" born. 1856 May Aids in forming Republican party in Illinois 1858 AugustOctober Debates Stephen A. Douglas in race for U.S. Senate; wins popular vote, loses in legislature that.
... Thomas. Robert Lincoln then added that, since Grandfather had left no will, his entire estate, consisting of two other 400-acre warrants as well, went to an eldest son, leaving Thomas penniless (Angle, Portrait, 59). Thomas, the ...
... Thomas Lincoln learned that his deed was defective because of faulty state records. The mention of slavery was a late addition in the manuscript, but the family's church had split up over the issue and Thomas Lincoln made a two-week ...
... of her first marriage. Thomas Lincoln left ten-year-old Abraham and twelve-year-old Sally alone on the frontier for nine months while he courted Sally Bush Johnston, sister of a friend and widow of the county jailer.
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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 | |