The Life of Abraham LincolnCosimo, Inc., 2008 M01 1 - 488 páginas She is remembered today as a muckraking journalist, author of such blockbuster exposes as 1904's The History of the Standard Oil Company, which actually contributed to the corporation's breakup in 1911. But in this 1900 work, as charming as it is important, American author IDA MINERVA TARBELL (1857-1944) shows a softer side as she traces, with a laudatory and admiring spirit, the development of the character and morals of Abraham Lincoln. Begun as a project by McClure's Magazine to collect and preserve the reminiscences of friends and acquaintances of Abraham Lincoln while they were still alive, the project grew into a series of articles for the periodical, and then finally this two-volume spiritual biography of the great man, which draws on firsthand memories and other material, including original sources such speeches, letters, and telegrams. Volume II begins with Lincoln's inauguration as President of the United States and follows him through the Civil War, his struggle with the "weapon" of emancipation, his reelection in 1864, and his death and funeral. This volume also features an extensive appendix of original documents written by and to Lincoln. |
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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 ...
... 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 ...
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... 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.
... 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.
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... look upon distress without attempting to re- lieve it . " 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 upon distress without attempting to re- lieve it . " 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 ...
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... look into Frémont's case and threatening that if Frémont desired to he could set up a government for himself . " I had to exercise all the rude tact I have to avoid quarrelling with her , " said Mr. Lincoln afterwards . The day after ...
... look into Frémont's case and threatening that if Frémont desired to he could set up a government for himself . " I had to exercise all the rude tact I have to avoid quarrelling with her , " said Mr. Lincoln afterwards . The day after ...
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... 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 ...
... 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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Abraham Lincoln appointment April Army of Potomac asked August Baltimore believe Burnside cabinet called City Point coln Colonel Congress Cypher DEAR SIR death sentence December December 26 DEPARTMENT desertion dispatch election emancipation Emancipation Proclamation enemy execution of death EXECUTIVE MANSION February Fort Monroe Fort Sumter forward record Frémont friends further order Governor Grant Halleck Illinois January January 20 John June letter MAJOR ECKERT MAJOR-GENERAL MEADE March McClellan ment military Missouri Monroe morning never NICOLAY night North October October 15 OFFICER IN COMMAND Ohio party passed persons pier President President's proclamation received regiment Republican Richmond Saint Louis Secretary of War Senator sent September September 13 Seward slavery slaves soldiers South Springfield Stanton Sumter Suspend execution Talbott telegram telegraph Tenn thing tion to-day troops Union Volunteers vote WAR DEPARTMENT WASHINGTON WASHINGTON CITY Whigs White House wrote York