Title: Honor's voice
First published: 1998
Description: "Focusing on the crucial years between 1831 and 1842, Wilson's skillful analysis of the testimonies and writings of Lincoln's contemporaries reveals the individual behind the legends. We see Lincoln as a boy: not the dutiful son studying by firelight, but the stubborn rebel determined to make something of himself. We see him as a young man: not the ascendant statesman, but the canny local politician who was renowned for his talents in wrestling and storytelling (as well as for his extensive store of off-color jokes). Wilson also reconstructs Lincoln's frequently anguished personal life: his religious skepticism, recurrent bouts of depression, and difficult relationships with women - from Ann Rutledge to Mary Owens to Mary Todd."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Politics and government, Presidents, Political career before 1861, Biography, Abraham Lincoln's political career before 1861, Jeugdjaren, Lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865, New York Times reviewed
Places: United States, Illinois
People: Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Time periods: To 1865
LC classification: E457.35 .W547 1998