The Life of Abraham LincolnThe Floating Press, 2010 M06 1 - 277 pages Despite the fact that Abraham Lincoln is widely regarded as one of the most historically significant figures in American politics, many details about his personal life remain shrouded in mystery. In this probing biography, author Henry Ketcham provides a detailed look at Lincoln's life and rise to prominence. |
Contents
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Chapter VII Entering Politics | 51 |
Chapter XXII The Inauguration | 189 |
Chapter XXIII Lincoln His Own President | 198 |
Chapter XXIV Fort Sumter | 207 |
Chapter XXV The Outburst of Patriotism | 216 |
Chapter XXVI The War Here to Stay | 225 |
Chapter XXVII The Darkest Hour of the War | 233 |
Chapter XXVIII Lincoln and Fremont | 240 |
Chapter XXIX Lincoln and Mcclellan | 249 |
Chapter VIII Entering the Law | 61 |
Chapter IX On the Circuit | 70 |
Chapter X Social Life and Marriage | 80 |
Chapter XI The Encroachments of Slavery | 88 |
Chapter XII The Awakening of the Lion | 95 |
Chapter XIII Two Things that Lincoln Missed | 105 |
Chapter XIV The Birth of the Republican Party | 112 |
Chapter XV The Battle of the Giants | 119 |
Chapter XVI Growing Audacity of the Slave Power | 129 |
Chapter XVII The Backwoodsman at the Center of Eastern Culture | 136 |
Chapter XVIII The Nomination of 1860 | 144 |
Chapter XIX The Election | 157 |
Chapter XX Four Long Months | 168 |
Chapter XXI Journey to Washington | 177 |
Chapter XXX Lincoln and Greeley | 259 |
Chapter XXXI Emancipation | 270 |
Chapter XXXII Discouragements | 282 |
Chapter XXXIII New Hopes | 291 |
Chapter XXXIV Lincoln and Grant | 302 |
Chapter XXXV Literary Characteristics | 315 |
Chapter XXXVI Second Election | 324 |
Chapter XXXVII Close of the War | 331 |
Chapter XXXVIII Assassination | 340 |
Chapter XXXIX A Nations Sorrow | 351 |
Chapter XL The Measure of a Man | 361 |
Chapter XLI Testimonies | 371 |
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