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Becoming Lincoln
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"A biographical account of Abraham Lincoln's rises and falls on his improbable path to becoming the president who ended slavery" -- Provided by publisher.
| Title |
Becoming Lincoln / William W. Freehling. |
|---|---|
| Publisher |
Charlottesville, VA : University of Virginia Press |
| Creation Date |
[2018] |
| Content |
The rising Lincolns and the Kentucky plummet -- The Indiana plunge -- The Illinois crash -- The New Salem recovery -- The rise and fall of a state legislator -- The rise and limits of a pre-1850s lawyer -- The rise and turbulence of a marriage -- A congressional aspirant's rise -- The Congressional fall -- The Union's economic rescue -- Three climactic railroad cases -- The Peoria address and the strategy of defense -- The 1855 setback -- The lost/found speech -- The Dred Scott case and the Kansas finale -- The great debates -- The cunning revisions -- The Cooper Union address -- The Presidential election and the fruits of revision -- The erratic interregnum -- The troubled inaugural address -- Forts Sumter and Pickens and the emergence of an impressive administrator. |
| Extent |
1 online resource (384 pages) |
| Language |
English |
| Copyright Date |
©2018 |
| National Library system number |
997010706790605171 |
MARC RECORDS
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