The election of 1860 and the administration of Abraham Lincoln
By: editor, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. ; associate editors, Fred L. Israel, David J. Frent.
Contributors: Schlesinger, Arthur Meier, 1917-; Israel, Fred L.; Frent, David J.
Series: Major presidential elections and the administrations that followed
Publisher: Mason Crest Publishers
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Juvenile literature; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1860 -- Juvenile literature; Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1860 -- Sources -- Juvenile literature; Presidents -- Election -- 1860 -- Sources; United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865 -- Sources -- Juvenile literature; United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865 -- Juvenile literature; United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865 -- Sources
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Sources; Sources.
Description: Provides an overview of the election of 1860 and the administration of President Abraham Lincoln, using a variety of source materials.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 122-123) and index.
Table of contents: title: The election of 1860 / William E. Gienapp; title: Facts at a glance; title: 1858 "House divided" speech; title: Republican Party platform of 1860; title: Democratic Party platforms; title: Constitutional union platform; title: The Crittenden compromise; title: Lincoln's first inaugural address; title: Message to Congress, July 4, 1861; title: The Homestead Act of 1862; title: The Pacific Railway Act; title: Letter to Horace Greeley; title: The Emancipation Proclamation; title: The Gettysburg Address; title: Lincoln's plan for reconstruction; title: Lincoln's veto of the Wade-Davis Bill; title: The Wade-Davis Manifesto; title: Lincoln's second inaugural address.