Lincoln on LincolnPaul M. Zall University Press of Kentucky, 2003-09-21 - 216 psl. 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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... January months in Kentucky to wed Sarah Bush Johnston Sister Sally dies in childbirth, aged 21 Takes first flatboat voyage to New Orleans April 1830 March Family moves ten miles south of Decatur, 111. 1831 March Leaves home to seek his ...
... January Summer 1842 Weds Mary Todd November 1843 August Robert Todd Lincoln born 1844 Autumn Visit to boyhood home evokes poems Son Edward born 1846 March 1847 December Sits in 30th Congress, Washington 1848 With family, tours New ...
... January 1863 Crucial victories at Vicksburg and Gettysburg. Gettysburg Address Nominated for second term as National Union candidate. Re-elected by popular and overwhelming electoral vote November 1864 June November 1865 Lobbies 13th ...
... in infancy. Baby Thomas died in 1812. Sister Sarah, or Sally, two years older than Abraham, died in childbirth, January 1828. Before leaving Kentucky he and his sister were sent for List of Abbreviations Surviving the Frontier.
... January 1835 left Lincoln responsible for half their debt, but he assumed the whole, calling it “the national debt,” which hung over him for ten years (Donald 54; Mearns, Lincoln Papers, 1:155). MAY 1833-JANUARY 1835 Of course they did ...
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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 | |
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