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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... matters became more seri- ous , visitors from the doubtful States often expressed their amazement at the President's knowledge of the sentiments and conditions of their parts of the country . The first State in which Lincoln attempted ...
... matters , if ever a President needed it ; yet one who reads the documents of the period would infer that his entire time was spent in appointing post- masters . There was no escape for him . The office - seekers had seized Washington ...
... matter , Mr. Lin- coln , " said a friend one day , when he saw him looking par- ticularly grave and dispirited . Has anything gone wrong at the front ? " 66 " No , " said the President , with a tired smile . " It isn't the war ; it's ...
... matter . " I wish I could tell you something of the political troubles of the country , " he wrote home , " but I ... matters pertaining to the government , particularly on what related to present and threatened disturbances , existed ...
... matters . Third . But further delay to adopt and prosecute our poli- cies for both domestic and foreign affairs would not only bring scandal on the administration , but danger upon the country . Fourth . To do this we must dismiss the ...
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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 |