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Lincoln: A Biography by Ronald C. White
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 and filing them in his top hat or the bottom drawer of his desk; a country lawyer who asked questions in order to figure out his own thinking on an issue, as much as to argue the case; a hands-on commander in chief who, as soldiers and sailors watched in amazement, commandeered a boat and ordered an attack on Confederate shore batteries at the tip of the Virginia peninsula; a man who struggled with the immorality of slavery and as president acted publicly and privately to outlaw it forever; and finally, a president involved in a religious odyssey who wrote, for his own eyes only, a profound meditation on “the will of God” in the Civil War that would become the basis of his finest address.
Most enlightening, the man who comes into focus in this gem among books on Abraham Lincoln is a person of intellectual curiosity, comfortable with ambiguity, and unafraid to “think anew and act anew.”
Tried by War by James M.
McPherson
As we celebrate the bicentennial of Lincoln’s birth, this study by preeminent, bestselling Civil War historian James M. McPherson provides a rare, fresh take on one of the most enigmatic figures in American history.
Lincoln warned the South in his Inaugural Address: "In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war.
Through his gentleness, simplicity and warm friendship, he built a circle of friends all over the country. Officials removed the coffin from the train to lie in state at ten locations along the trip.
Lincoln was buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery, near Springfield, Illinois, on May 4, 1865. It was a wild region, with many bears and other wild animals still in the woods.
During the same year, he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Illinois General Assembly. On April 21, a train carrying Lincoln’s coffin, along with the body of his son Tad, who had died during Lincoln’s presidency, began the long trip back to Springfield, Illinois. Donald penetrates Lincoln’s mysterious reserve to offer a new picture of the president’s inner life and to explain his unsurpassed political skills.
The Lincolns: Portraits of a Marriage by Daniel Mark
Although the private lives of political couples have in our era become front-page news, the true story of this extraordinary and tragic first family has never been fully told.
He was a captain in the Black Hawk War, spent eight years in the Illinois legislature, and rode the circuit of courts for many years.
In the process, he discovers that the President’s coping strategies; among them, a rich sense of humor and a tendency toward quiet reflection; ultimately helped him to lead the nation through its greatest turmoil.
Lincoln at Cooper Union by Harold Holzer
This favorite among books on Abraham Lincoln explores his most influential and widely reported pre-presidential address – an extraordinary appeal by the western politician to the eastern elite that propelled him toward the Republican nomination for president.
As a member of the Whig Party, Lincoln supported a free-soil position, opposing both slavery and abolitionism.
Lawyer and Marriage
In 1836, Lincoln joined the Illinois Bar. A year later, he moved to Springfield, Illinois, and began practicing law. After weighing several options, including abandoning the fort, Lincoln informed the governor of South Carolina of his intentions to resupply the fort.
Despite having far more men and materials at their disposal, Union armies had little success during the early part of the war. on April 12, artillery units from the newly formed army of the Confederate States of America, commanded by General P. G. T. Beauregard, began shelling Fort Sumter, touching off the American Civil War.
16th President of the United States
Lincoln’s response was swift and somewhat autocratic, especially considering his earlier criticisms of Polk.
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On Good Friday, April 14, 1865, Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre in Washington by John Wilkes Booth, an actor, who somehow thought he was helping the South. My parents were both born in Virginia, of undistinguished families--second families, perhaps I should say. Known for his leadership during the Civil War, he worked to preserve the Union and eventually abolished slavery, earning the nickname “Great Emancipator.” His life was tragically cut short on April 14, 1865, when he was shot by John Wilkes Booth.
Personal Facts
- Full Name: Abraham Lincoln
- Born: February 12, 1809, Hardin County, Kentucky
- Parents: Thomas and Nancy (Hanks) Lincoln
- Education: Limited
- Occupation: Lawyer, Politician
- Positions: U.S.
Congressman, 16th President of the United States
- Spouse: Mary Todd (1840)
- Nickname(s): Honest Abe, Great Emancipator, Rail Splitter
- Died: April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.
- Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery, near Springfield, Illinois
Biography
Early Life
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in a one-room log cabin on his family’s farm, named Sinking Spring, in Hardin County, Kentucky.
His entire life and previous training and his deep political experience went into this, his revolutionary masterpiece.
By examining both the address and Lincoln in their historical moment and cultural frame, Wills breathes new life into words we thought we knew, and reveals much about a president so mythologized but often misunderstood.
Lincoln’s greatness emerges from his capacity for moral and political growth.
Lincoln on the Verge by Ted Widmer
As a divided nation plunges into the deepest crisis in its history, Abraham Lincoln boards a train for Washington and his inauguration – an inauguration Southerners have vowed to prevent.