The Life of Abraham Lincoln Volumes 3 & 4Digital Scanning Inc, 1999 - 568 pages The work here offered the public was begun in 1894 at the suggestion of Mr. S. S. McClure and Mr. J. S. Phillips, editors of "McClure's Magazine." Their desire was to add to our knowledge of Abraham Lincoln by collecting and preserving the reminiscences of such of his contemporaries as were then living. In undertaking the work it was determined to spare neither labor nor money and in this determination Mr. McClure and his associates have never wavered. Without the sympathy, confidence, suggestion, and criticism, which they have given the work it would have been impossible. They established in their editorial rooms what might be called a Lincoln Bureau and from there an organized search was made for reminiscences, pictures, and documents. To facilitate the work, all persons possessing or knowing of Lincoln material were asked through the magazine to communicate with the editor. The response was immediate and amazing. Hundreds of persons from all parts of the country replied. In every case the clues thus obtained were investigated and if the matter was found to be new and useful was secured. The author wrote thousands of letters and traveled thousands of miles in collecting the material, which came to the editor simply as a result of this request in the magazine. The work thus became one in which the whole country cooperated. No attempt has been made to cover the history of Lincoln's times save as necessary in tracing the development of his mind and in illustrating his moral qualities. It is Lincoln the man, as seen by his fellows and revealed by his own acts and words that the author has tried to picture. |
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... private citizen , escorted President Lincoln to the Executive Mansion , followed by a multitude of peo- ple . " 66 What do you think of it ? " was the question this crowd was asking as it left the scene of the inauguration . Through ...
... private parlors ; while anxious groups and individuals paraded up and down the outer porch , the walks , and the avenue . " They even attacked Lincoln on the street . One day as his carriage rolled up the avenue , a man stopped it and ...
... private secretary , and it never reached the public until Nicolay and Hay published it . Mr. Lincoln's action in this matter , and his handling of the events which followed , * Abraham Lincoln , a History , Vol . III . By Nicolay and ...
... private telegrams came to the White House reporting the progress of the attack and Anderson's heroic defense , but there was nothing official . By evening , however , there was no doubt that Fort Sumter was being reduced . Mr. Lincoln ...
... private individuals offered money and credit . Supplies of every sort were put at the government's order . Corpora- tions sent their presidents to Washington , offering rail- roads and factories . Stephen Douglas sought Lincoln and ...
Contents
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Lincolns Search for a General | 127 |
Lincoln and the Soldiers | 146 |
Lincolns Reelection in 1864 | 170 |
VOLUME FOUR | |
The End of the War 26 | 26 |
Lincolns Funeral 41 | 41 |