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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... question this crowd was asking as it left the scene of the inauguration . Through- out the day , on every corner of Washington , and by night on every corner of New York , Boston , Philadelphia , Buffalo , and every other city and town ...
... question . While doing his utmost to obtain such information as would enable him to come to an intelli- gent conclusion , he was beset by both North and South . A report went out early in the month that Sumter was to be evacuated . It ...
... questions , where I was born , when I went to Texas , what I had been doing there , how I liked the State , and what was the public sentiment in Texas in regard to the prospects of a war - all of which I answered to the best of my ...
... question of war or no war was discussed by different members of the Cabinet . Mr. Seward said there would be no war . The President said he hoped and prayed that there would not be a war . I said to Mr. Seward that , as he knew , Con ...
... question of relieving Sumter came up , he believed that it was he who was managing the matter . " I wish I could ... questions as to meddle in the duties of his associates in the cabinet . He opposed regular cabinet meetings , and at ...
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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 |