Lincoln for president
Subtitle: an unlikely candidate, an audacious strategy, and the victory no one saw coming
By: Bruce Chadwick.
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Naperville, IL
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781402225048
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Political career before 1861; Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Political and social views; Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ); Presidential candidates -- United States -- Biography; Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1860; Political campaigns -- United States -- History -- 19th century; United States -- Politics and government -- 1857-1861
Genres: Biography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Lincoln enters the ring; title: A politician of unwavering ambition; title: The relentless little giant; title: The democrats split in two; title: A great orator is born; title: The underdog rail splitter versus the firebrand senator; title: One last night to win the nomination; title: The birth of the seceders?; title: The presidential campaign of 1860; title: Will the House of Representatives elect the president?; title: A great orator dares not speak; title: Lincoln, the letter writer; title: The wide awakes; title: Disdain for the secessionists; title: The keys to victory; title: Breck and Bell and give 'em hell; title: The Douglas campaign; title: The polls never lied; title: Down to the wire; title: All roads lead to New York; title: The eleventh hour; title: "Mary, Mary, we have been elected president"; title: The inauguration of Abraham Lincoln.