An oral history of Abraham Lincoln [[electronic resource] ] : John G. Nicolay's interviews and essays / / edited by Michael Burlingame

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910814619003321
• Autore: Nicolay John G (John George), <1832-1901.>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Carbondale [Ill.], : Southern Illinois University Press, c1996
• ISBN: 9786613674111; 0-8093-8814-6; 1-280-69715-6; 0-585-02976-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (193 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BurlingameMichael <1941->
• Disciplina: 973.7/092
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Sponsored by the Abraham Lincoln Association."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-158) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Editor's Introduction; 1. The Springfield Interviews; 2. The Washington Interviews; 3. Other Interviews and Two Essays by Nicolay; Notes; Index; Author Bio; Back Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: John C. Nicolay, who had known Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, served as chief White House secretary from 1861 to 1865. Trained as a journalist, Nicolay had hoped to write a campaign biography of Lincoln in 1860, a desire that was thwarted when an obscure young writer named William Dean Howells got the job. Years later, however, Nicolay fulfilled his ambition; with John Hay, he spent the years from 1872 to 1890 writing a monumental ten-volume biography of Lincoln.In preparation for this task, Nicolay interviewed men who had known Lincoln both during his years in Springfie