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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... persons who had come to see the inauguration of the first Republican Presi- dent , and who had been unable to find other bed than the floor , were walking the streets ; the morning trains were bringing new crowds . Added to the stir of ...
... person to - day . A blank cartridge fired from a window on Pennsylvania avenue might have disconcerted all our hopes , and thrown the whole country into inextricable con- fusion . That nothing of the sort was done , or even so much as ...
... person held to service or labor in one State , under the laws thereof , escaping into another , shall in consequence of any law or regulation therein , be discharged from such service or labor , but shall be delivered up on claim of the ...
... person here . " When Lincoln arrived in Washington and asked Seward to read the inaugural address , the latter gave it the closest attention , modifying it to fit his own policy , and in defense of the changes he made , he wrote to the ...
... persons disturbing the public peace " to dis- perse and retire peacefully to their respective abodes within twenty days from date . " In reply the South had marched on his Capital , cutting it off from all communication with the North ...
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Lincolns Search for a General | 127 |
Lincoln and the Soldiers | 146 |
Lincolns Reelection in 1864 | 170 |
VOLUME FOUR | |
The End of the War 26 | 26 |
Lincolns Funeral 41 | 41 |