Lincoln before Washington : new perspectives on the Illinois years
Title:
Lincoln before Washington : new perspectives on the Illinois years
Author:
Wilson, Doug (Douglas L.)
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Publication Information:
Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [1997]
©1997
Physical Description:
xiv, 190 pages ; 24 cm
Language:
English
Contents:
The frigate and the frugal chariot : Jefferson and Lincoln as readers -- Herndon's legacy -- William H. Herndon and the "necessary truth" -- Abraham Lincoln versus Peter Cartwright -- Abraham Lincoln, Ann Rutledge, and the evidence of Herndon's informants -- Abraham Lincoln and "that fatal first of January" -- Abraham Lincoln and the spirit of mortal -- The Lincoln-Douglas debates : an unfinished text -- Lincoln's declaration.
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ISBN:
9780252023316
Format :
Book
