Lincoln on LincolnPaul Zall University Press of Kentucky, 2010 M09 12 - 216 páginas " Though Abraham Lincoln has been the subject of numerous biographies, his personality remains an enigma. During his lifetime, Lincoln prepared two sketches of his life for the 1860 presidential race. These brief campaign portraits serve as the core around which Paul Zall weaves extracts from correspondence, speeches, and interviews to produce an in-depth biography. Lincoln's writing about himself offers a window into the soul and mind of one of America's greatest president. His words reveal an emotional evolution typically submerged in political biographies. Lincoln on Lincoln shows a man struggling to reconcile personal ambition and civic virtue, conscience and Constitution, and ultimately the will of God and the will of the people. Zall frames Lincoln's words with his own illuminating commentary, providing a continuous, compelling narrative. Beginning with Lincoln's thoughts on his parents, the story moves though his youth and early successes and failures in law and politics, and culminates in his clashes and conflicts--internal as well as external--as president of a divided country. Through his writings, Lincoln said much more about himself than is commonly recognized, and Zall uses this material to create a unique portrait of this pivotal figure. |
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... five years farming the place, Thomas Lincoln learned that his deed was defective because of faulty state records. The mention of slavery was a late addition in the manuscript, but the family's church had split up over the issue and ...
... five years farming the place, Thomas Lincoln learned that his deed was defective because of faulty state records. The mention of slavery was a late addition in the manuscript, but the family's church had split up over the issue and ...
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... five days by horse, foot, and ferry across the Ohio—probably to the mouth of Anderson River. They then trekked through forests of oak, hickory, and hazel and brush so thick “a man could scarcely get through on foot” (Raymond 6-7; Warren ...
... five days by horse, foot, and ferry across the Ohio—probably to the mouth of Anderson River. They then trekked through forests of oak, hickory, and hazel and brush so thick “a man could scarcely get through on foot” (Raymond 6-7; Warren ...
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... five, so heedless they would walk directly up to the muzzle of a gun (Cockrum 437). 1818-1819 In his tenth year he was kicked by a horse, and apparently killed for a time. William Herndon's biography makes light of the concussion ...
... five, so heedless they would walk directly up to the muzzle of a gun (Cockrum 437). 1818-1819 In his tenth year he was kicked by a horse, and apparently killed for a time. William Herndon's biography makes light of the concussion ...
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... five (Herndon and Weik 1:22-24; Warren 62-64). 1819-1824 A. went to A.B.C. schools by little, kept successively by Andrew Crawford, Sweeney, and Azel W. Dorsey . . . now thinks that the agregate of all his schooling did not amount to ...
... five (Herndon and Weik 1:22-24; Warren 62-64). 1819-1824 A. went to A.B.C. schools by little, kept successively by Andrew Crawford, Sweeney, and Azel W. Dorsey . . . now thinks that the agregate of all his schooling did not amount to ...
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... . The “New Salem Literary Society,” meeting in James Rutledge's tavern, could supply another twenty-five books, while newspapers provided grist for such debate topics as “Should Congress reduce. 14 LINCOLN ON LINCOLN.
... . The “New Salem Literary Society,” meeting in James Rutledge's tavern, could supply another twenty-five books, while newspapers provided grist for such debate topics as “Should Congress reduce. 14 LINCOLN ON LINCOLN.
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3 Seeking a Fortune in Springfield | 35 |
4 Making His Way with Wit and Wisdom | 69 |
5 Stumping the State and the Nation | 89 |
6 Preserving Protecting Defending | 115 |
7 Making Peace All Passion Spent | 145 |
Notes | 175 |
Selected Bibliography | 183 |
Index | 191 |
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