Lincoln of KentuckyUniversity Press of Kentucky, 2010 M09 12 - 324 páginas Young Abraham Lincoln and his family joined the migration over the Ohio River, but it was Kentucky—the state of his birth—that shaped his personality and continued to affect his life. His wife was from the commonwealth, as were each of the other women with whom he had romantic relationships. Henry Clay was his political idol; Joshua Speed of Farmington, near Louisville, was his lifelong best friend; and all three of his law partners were Kentuckians. During the Civil War, Lincoln is reputed to have said, "I hope to have God on my side, but I must have Kentucky." He recognized Kentucky's importance as the bellwether of the four loyal slave states and accepted the commonwealth's illegal neutrality until Unionists secured firm control of the state government. Lowell Harrison emphasizes the particular skill and delicacy with which Lincoln handled the problems of a loyal slave state populated by a large number of Confederate sympathizers. It was not until decades later that Kentuckians fully recognized Lincoln's greatness and paid homage to their native son. |
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... Lincoln of Kentucky / Lowell H. Harrison P. cm . Includes bibliographical references and index . ISBN 0-8131-2156-6 ( cloth : alk . paper ) 1. Lincoln , Abraham ... Lincoln , Abraham , 1809-1865 - Views on slavery . 4. Slavery - Kentucky ...
... Lincoln and Wartime Issues in Kentucky 194 13 Lincoln , Slavery , and Kentucky 221 Notes 247 Bibliographical Essay 277 Index 287 Illustrations follow page 150 Preface A lthough Abraham Lincoln left his native Kentucky before Contents.
Lowell H. Harrison. Preface A lthough Abraham Lincoln left his native Kentucky before his eighth birthday and returned for only a few visits dur- ing the rest of his life , he had numerous ties with the state . Thousands of Kentuckians ...
... of ratifi- cation . Lincoln knew that he had been successful in preserving the Union and ending slavery . This study is neither a biography of Abraham Lincoln nor a history of the Civil War in Kentucky . It describes the inter ...
... , Elizabeth Jensen , once an incomparable departmental secretary , found time from her teaching to shift the manuscript from my type- script to the computer . 1 Lincoln in Kentucky's Memory Presid resident Abraham Lincoln spent X Preface.
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6 Lincoln and Slavery to 1854 | 78 |
7 The Gathering Storm | 93 |
8 An Election a War and Kentuckys Neutrality | 111 |
Illustrations follow page | 150 |
10 Lincoln and Military Operations in Kentucky | 155 |
11 Wartime Politics in Kentucky | 176 |
12 Lincoln and Wartime Issues in Kentucky | 194 |
13 Lincoln Slavery and Kentucky | 221 |
Notes | 247 |
Bibliographical Essay | 277 |
Index | 287 |