A. Lincoln : a biography / Ronald C. White, Jr
| Author(s): | White, Ronald C. (Ronald Cedric), 1939- |
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| Subjects: | Presidents--United States--Biography United States--Politics and government--1861-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Published: | New York : Random House, c2009 |
| LC Classification: | E |
| Table of Contents: | List of Maps Cast of Characters Ch. 1. A. Lincoln and the Promise of America 3 Ch. 2. Undistinguished Families: 1809-16 7 Ch. 3. Persistent in Learning: 1816-30 23 Ch. 4. Rendering Myself Worthy of Their Esteem: 1831-34 43 Ch. 5. The Whole People of Sangamon: 1834-37 61 Ch. 6. Without Contemplating Consequences: 1837-42 79 Ch. 7. A Matter of Profound Wonder: 1831-42 99 Ch. 8. The Truth Is, I Would Like to Go Very Much: 1843-46 119 Ch. 9. My Best Impression of the Truth: 1847-49 139 Ch. 10. As a Peacemaker the Lawyer Has a Superior Opportunity: 1849-52 167 Ch. 11. Let No One Be Deceived: 1852-56 187 Ch. 12. A House Divided: 1856-58 223 Ch. 13. The Eternal Struggle Between These Two Principles: 1858 257 Ch. 14. The Taste Is in My Mouth, a Little: 1858-60 291 Ch. 15. Justice and Fairness to All: May 1860-November 1860 331 Ch. 16. An Humble Instrument in the Hands of the Almighty: November 1860-February 1861 349 Ch. 17. We Must Not Be Enemies: February 1861-April 1861 381 Ch. 18. A People's Contest: April 1861-July 1861 411 Ch. 19. The Bottom Is Out of the Tub: July 1861-January 1862 437 Ch. 20. We Are Coming, Father Abraham: January 1862-July 1862 467 Ch. 21. We Must Think Anew: July 1862- December 1862 495 Ch. 22. What will the Country Say? January 1863-May 1863 531 Ch. 23. You Say You Will Not Fight to Free Negroes: May 1863-September 1863 563 Ch. 24. A New Birth of Freedom: September 1863-March 1864 591 Ch. 25. The will of God Prevails: March 1864-November 1864 617 Ch. 26. With Malice Toward None, with Charity for All: December 1864-April 1865 647 Acknowledgments 677 Notes 681 Selected Bibliography 745 Illustration Credits 765 Index 769 |
| Alternate Titles: | Abraham Lincoln |
| Notes: | LCCN: 2008028840 ISBN: 9781400064991 (alk. paper) ISBN: 1400064996 (alk. paper) Includes bibliographical references (p. [681]-764) and index Summary: Lincoln scholar Ronald C. White, Jr., offers a fresh definition of Lincoln as a man of integrity--what today's commentators would call "authenticity"--whose moral compass holds the key to understanding his life. Through meticulous research of the newly completed Lincoln Legal Papers, as well as of recently discovered letters and photographs, White provides a portrait of Lincoln's personal, political, and moral evolution. White shows us Lincoln as a man who would leave a trail of thoughts in his wake, jotting ideas on scraps of paper; a country lawyer who asked questions in order to figure out his own thinking on an issue; a president embarked on a religious odyssey; a man of intellectual curiosity, comfortable with ambiguity, unafraid to "think anew and act anew."--From publisher description |
| Physical Description: | xvii, 796 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 229028071 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 9781400064991 1400064996 |