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Eckley Robert S |
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Lincoln's forgotten friend, Leonard Swett / / Robert S. Eckley |
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Carbondale, : Southern Illinois University Press, 2012 |
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1-283-62310-2 |
9786613935557 |
0-8093-3206-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (338 p.) |
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Lawyers - Illinois |
Bloomington (Ill.) Biography |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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A wandering youth -- The road to Mount Pulaski -- The great triumvirate of the Eighth Judicial Circuit -- Politics overtakes the law -- From the Wigwam to Washington -- And the war came -- Witness to the emancipation -- Quicksilver and New Almaden -- This terrible war -- A strategic decision -- Legal advocate and civic leader -- The better angels of our nature. |
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In 1849, while traveling as an attorney on the Eighth Judicial Circuit in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln befriended Leonard Swett (1825 89), a fellow attorney sixteen years his junior. Despite this age difference, the two men built an enduring friendship that continued until Lincoln s assassination in 1865. Until now, no historian has explored Swett s life or his remarkable relationship with the sixteenth president. In this welcome volume," " Robert S. Eckley provides the first biography of Swett, crafting an intimate portrait of his experiences as a loyal member of Lincoln s inner circle. Eckley chronicles Swett s early life and the part he played in Lincoln s political campaigns, including his role as an essential member of the team behind Lincoln s two nominations and elections for the presidency. Swett counseled Lincoln during the formation of his cabinet and served as an unofficial advisor and sounding board during Lincoln s time in office. Throughout his life, |
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Swett wrote a great deal on Lincoln, and planned to write a biography about him, but Swett s death preempted the project. His eloquent and interesting writings about Lincoln are described and reproduced in this volume, some for the first time. With "Lincoln s Forgotten Friend," Eckley removes Swett from the shadows of history and sheds new light on Lincoln s personal relationships and their valuable contributions to his career. "Superior Achievement" from the Illinois State Historical Society, 2013 " |
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