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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... faces of the throng before him . It was the largest gathering that had been seen at any inauguration up to that date , variously estimated at from fifty thousand to one hundred thousand . Who of the men that composed it were his friends ...
... face to face , and inter- course , either amicable or hostile , must continue between them . Is it possible , then , to make that intercourse more advantageous or more satisfactory after separation than be- fore ? Can aliens make ...
... face was smooth until about the end of 1560 ; when he first al lowed his beard to grow , it became a topic of newspaper comment , and even of caricature . necessary than to defend Washington . When , on April. LINCOLN EARLY IN 1861 .
... face was pale and his lips compressed . I foresaw a scene , but sat on the front seat of the carriage as quiet as a lamb . The officer forced his way through the crowd to the carriage , and said : ' Mr. President , I have a cause of ...
... face , in which ( at least for those near enough to see it well ) there was the same curious problem of expres- sion which has been more than once noticed by the close observer of that singular countenance - the two - fold working of ...
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 |