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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... looks to - day . No great blocks lined the streets ; instead , the buildings were low , and there were numerous vacant spaces . Instead of asphalt , the carriage passed over cobble- stones . Nor did the present stately and beautiful ...
... Lieber of its grammar . Lieber replied : " You complain of the bad grammar of President Lin- coln's message . We have to look at other things , just now , than grammar . For aught I know , the last THE FIRST INAUGURATION OF LINCOLN 13.
... look upon distress without attempting to re- lieve it . " 66 As soon as the first rush of soldiers to Washington was over and the Capital was comparatively safe , Mr. Lincoln began to take a drive every afternoon . It was among . the ...
... look into Fremont's case and threatening that if Fremont desired to he could set up a government for himself . had to exercise all the rude tact I have to avoid quarrelling with her , " said Mr. Lincoln afterwards . The day after this ...
... look into the contracts the War Department was making . This committee spent the entire fall in investigation , sitting in Boston , New York , Chicago , St. Louis , and other cities . Its report , when made public in December , proved ...
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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 |