Mr. Lincoln's book
Subtitle: publishing the Lincoln-Douglas debates : with a census of signed copies
By: by David H. Leroy.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Oak Knoll Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New Castle, DE
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9781584562443
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Authorship; Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Political career before 1861; Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Oratory; Douglas, Stephen A. -- 1813-1861 -- Oratory; Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Ill., 1858; Publishers and publishing -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Scrapbooks -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Debates and debating -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Illinois -- Politics and government -- To 1865; United States -- Politics and government -- 1857-1861
Description: "Account of Abraham Lincoln's role in the publication of the Lincoln-Douglas debates with a census of 42 signed volumes. Includes black-and-white images and a CD-ROM supplement with a complete copy of Lincoln's scrapbook, copies and transcriptions of correspondence, and related cartoons and photographs"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Lincoln makes a scrapbook; title: Searching for a printer; title: The scrapbook goes amissing; title: Printing is again proposed; title: The first steps; title: Follett, Foster and Company; title: Lincoln's book; title: Douglas protests; title: The aftermath; title: A mystery; title: Epilogue; title: Political cartoons from 1860; title: Census of signed debates; title: Images of signed debates.