The Life of Abraham Lincoln Volumes 3 & 4Digital Scanning Inc, 1999 - 568 páginas The work here offered the public was begun in 1894 at the suggestion of Mr. S. S. McClure and Mr. J. S. Phillips, editors of "McClure's Magazine." Their desire was to add to our knowledge of Abraham Lincoln by collecting and preserving the reminiscences of such of his contemporaries as were then living. In undertaking the work it was determined to spare neither labor nor money and in this determination Mr. McClure and his associates have never wavered. Without the sympathy, confidence, suggestion, and criticism, which they have given the work it would have been impossible. They established in their editorial rooms what might be called a Lincoln Bureau and from there an organized search was made for reminiscences, pictures, and documents. To facilitate the work, all persons possessing or knowing of Lincoln material were asked through the magazine to communicate with the editor. The response was immediate and amazing. Hundreds of persons from all parts of the country replied. In every case the clues thus obtained were investigated and if the matter was found to be new and useful was secured. The author wrote thousands of letters and traveled thousands of miles in collecting the material, which came to the editor simply as a result of this request in the magazine. The work thus became one in which the whole country cooperated. No attempt has been made to cover the history of Lincoln's times save as necessary in tracing the development of his mind and in illustrating his moral qualities. It is Lincoln the man, as seen by his fellows and revealed by his own acts and words that the author has tried to picture. |
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... Nicolay , his secretary , " to let Seward take the first trick . " And he despatched the following letter : My dear Sir : Your note of the 2d instant ( 1 ) CHAPTER PAGE The First Inauguration of Lincoln-The Relief of Fort Sumter ...
... chapter on the subject in Vol . III . of Nicolay and Hay's Life of Abraham Lincoln , where Mr. Seward's criti- cisms are given in full . a clear , distinct , and musical voice , which THE FIRST INAUGURATION OF LINCOLN 11.
... Nicolay , his private secretary , and it never reached the public until Nicolay and Hay published it . Mr. Lincoln's action in this matter , and his handling of the events which followed , * Abraham Lincoln , a History , Vol . III . By ...
... Baltimore . But as he gave them the letter , Mr. Nicolay heard him say laughingly : " If I grant you this concession , that no troops shall pass through the city , you will be back here to - morrow THE BEGINNING OF CIVIL WAR 37.
... Nicolay , at the southeast corner , and the room now used as a Cabinet - room . " The furniture of this room , " says Mr. Isaac Arnold , a friend and frequent visitor of the President , " consisted of a large oak table covered with ...
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Lincolns Search for a General | 127 |
Lincoln and the Soldiers | 146 |
Lincolns Reelection in 1864 | 170 |
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The End of the War 26 | 26 |
Lincolns Funeral 41 | 41 |