Lincoln and His World
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Lincoln and His World: Volume 4, The Path to the Presidency, 1854-1860
By Richard Lawrence Miller20 Old Line Whigs saw the Republican confusion as an opportunity to push Leonard Swett for governor.21 “I never met a man, so charming in his style and manner,” his fellow circuit attorney Henry Whitney said. “He was the most generous ...
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Lincoln and His World: Volume 3, The Rise to National Prominence, 1843-1853
By Richard Lawrence MillerBased on deep consultation of seldom-examined primary sources, this third volume in Richard Lawrence Miller's massive Lincoln biography follows Lincoln's long effort to win a seat in Congress, his activity there, and his return to Illinois- ...
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Lincoln and His World: The Early Years: Birth to Illinois Legislature
By Richard Lawrence Miller--Richard Lawrence Miller, from the preface Quoting from eyewitness accounts, Richard Lawrence Miller allows Lincoln and his contemporaries to tell the story of this monumental American and bring a fascinating era of American history to ...
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Lincoln and His World: Prairie Politician, 1834-1842
By Richard Lawrence MillerThe remark which Thomas Hood once made in relation to the weather comprises all we can say on the subject— 'First it snew, then it thew, then it blew, and then it friz,' and so it remains.”17 A week after that report, heavy rains hit.18 ...
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Lincoln and His World: Volume 3, The Rise to National Prominence, 1843-1853
By Richard Lawrence MillerBased on deep consultation of seldom-examined primary sources, this third volume in Richard Lawrence Miller's massive Lincoln biography follows Lincoln's long effort to win a seat in Congress, his activity there, and his return to Illinois- ...
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Lincoln and His World
By Richard Lawrence Miller--Richard Lawrence Miller, from the preface Quoting from eyewitness accounts, Richard Lawrence Miller allows Lincoln and his contemporaries to tell the story of this monumental American and bring a fascinating era of American history to ...