03592nam 2200613Ia 450 991095713520332120200520144314.01-283-62310-297866139355570-8093-3206-X(CKB)2670000000242535(OCoLC)812275661(CaPaEBR)ebrary10604328(SSID)ssj0000756235(PQKBManifestationID)11467436(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000756235(PQKBWorkID)10751270(PQKB)10083413(MdBmJHUP)muse23929(Au-PeEL)EBL1354513(CaPaEBR)ebr10604328(CaONFJC)MIL393555(MiAaPQ)EBC1354513(BIP)46588461(BIP)78347729(EXLCZ)99267000000024253520120405d2012 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrLincoln's forgotten friend, Leonard Swett /Robert S. EckleyCarbondale Southern Illinois University Press20121 online resource (338 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8093-3839-4 0-8093-3205-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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, 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 "LawyersIllinoisBiographyBloomington (Ill.)BiographyLawyers977.3/03092BEckley Robert S1829041MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910957135203321Lincoln's forgotten friend, Leonard Swett4398199UNINA