Abraham Lincoln: A HistoryCosimo, Inc., 2009 M01 1 - 522 páginas Considered one of the best treatments of the presidency of Abraham Lincoln of its time, this portrait of the man and his administration of the United States at the moment of its greatest upheaval is both intimate and scholarly. Written by two private secretaries to the president and first published in 1890, this astonishingly in-depth work is still praised today for its clear, easy-to-read style and vitality.This new replica edition features all the original illustrations.Volume Three covers: South Carolina's secession Fort Sumter Anderson's truce the military situation at Charleston the cotton "republics" Lincoln's "secret night journey" the inauguration Lincoln's cabinet and much more.American journalist and statesman JOHN MILTON HAY (1838-1905) was only 22 when he became a private secretary to Lincoln. A former member of the Providence literary circle when he attended Brown University in the late 1850s, he may have been the real author of Lincoln's famous "Letter to Mrs. Bixby." After Lincoln's death, Hay later served as editor of the *New York Tribune* and as U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom under President William McKinley.American author JOHN GEORGE NICOLAY (1832-1901) was born in Germany and emigrated to the U.S. as a child. Before serving as Lincoln's private secretary, he worked as a newspaper editor and later as assistant to the secretary of state of Illinois. He also wrote *Campaigns of the Civil War* (1881). |
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1 | |
17 | |
35 | |
FORT SUMTER | 47 |
A BLUNDERING COMMISSION | 62 |
THE CABINET RÉGIME | 73 |
THE STAR OF THE WEST | 87 |
ANDERSONS TRUCE | 102 |
THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT | 234 |
THE PRESIDENTELECT | 245 |
STEPHENSS SPEECH | 266 |
Speechmaking at Milledgeville Toombss Speech | 273 |
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 276 |
SPRINGFIELD TO WASHINGTON | 289 |
LINCOLNS SECRET NIGHT JOURNEY | 302 |
CHAPTER XXI | 317 |
THE MILITARY SITUATION | 114 |
The Governors Revolutionary Zeal A Campaign | 126 |
THE SUMTER AND PICKENS TRUCE | 153 |
THE COTTON REPUBLICS | 175 |
THE MONTGOMERY CONFEDERACY | 195 |
FAILURE OF COMPROMISE | 214 |
LINCOLNS CABINET | 345 |
THE QUESTION OF SUMTER | 375 |
THE REBEL GAME | 396 |
VIRGINIA | 415 |
PREMIER OR PRESIDENT | 429 |
Términos y frases comunes
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