Abraham Lincoln
Subtitle: the man and the war president : showing his growth, training, and special fitness for his work
By: by William O. Stoddard ; with illustrations.
Publisher: Fords, Howard, & Hulbert
Published: 1888
Place of publication: New York
Number of pages: 508
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.; Presidents -- United States -- Biography.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Genres: Biography.
Other titles: Red letter life of the republic
Table of contents: title: A chaotic beginning; title: Haphazard migration; title: Child-life in the wilderness; title: The new elements; title: A genuine start; title: Borrowed treasures; title: Frontier training; title: Boy-of-all-work; title: The flatboat; title: "Of Illinois"; title: A step upward; title: The Blackhawk War; title: Politics; title: First love; title: In the legislature; title: Bubble legislation; title: The young lawyer; title: Manhood; title: The coming conflict; title: A great awakening; title: The new party; title: The coming man; title: Political prophecy; title: The rising tide; title: Elected president; title: Casus Belli; title: President; title: War; title: The great uprising; title: Over the long bridge; title: The European question; title: Bull Run; title: The blockade; title: Work with raw materials; title: New national life; title: President and general; title: Dictator and Congress; title: The Peninsular Campaign; title: Military politics; title: Drawn battles; title: Emancipation; title: The hardest blow; title: The Trent Affair; title: A dark winter; title: Execution; title: Dark days; title: Night; title: The turning point; title: Thorns; title: The beginning of the end; title: The second nomination; title: On trial; title: The nation's verdict; title: A valedictory; title: At last; title: Peace; title: Appendix. Lincoln's speech at Springfield, Ill., June 17, 1858; title: Lincoln's speech at Cooper Institute, New York, February, 1860; title: Lincoln's letter to unconditional Union men, April, 1864; title: Lincoln's letter to Governor Bramlette of Kentucky, Washington, April 4, 1864; title: Tribute of London "Punch" to Abraham Lincoln, after assassination, May, 1865.