Dispatches from Lincoln's White House
Subtitle: the anonymous Civil War journalism of presidential secretary William O. Stoddard
By: edited by Michael Burlingame.
Contributors: Burlingame, Michael, 1941-
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Lincoln
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Anecdotes; Presidents -- United States -- Biography -- Anecdotes; United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865 -- Anecdotes; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives; Washington (D.C.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
Genres: Anecdotes.; Biography; Personal narratives.
Description: "William O. Stoddard's memoirs as President Abraham Lincoln's third secretary reveal a perspective of the president rarely viewed. In this collection of 120 weekly dispatches submitted to the New York Examiner under the pseudonym "Illinois," Stoddard sheds new light on Lincoln and his era.".

"These documents provide commentary on Lincoln's personal circumstances as well as events in Washington and on military, diplomatic, economic, and political developments. Although historians at times differ with Stoddard's accounts, he offers valuable descriptions of Lincoln, insight into the president's thoughts, and commentary on contemporary opinion."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.  [253]-278) and index.
"A Bison original"--P. [4] of cover.