LEADER 04561nam 2200757 450 001 9910464301603321 005 20210702024408.0 010 $a0-8122-9109-3 024 7 $a10.9783/9780812291094 035 $a(CKB)3710000000129922 035 $a(EBL)3442379 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001234861 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12476787 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001234861 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11222431 035 $a(PQKB)10398443 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3442379 035 $a(OCoLC)607596236 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse38749 035 $a(DE-B1597)449849 035 $a(OCoLC)1013955627 035 $a(OCoLC)1037935700 035 $a(OCoLC)1042029442 035 $a(OCoLC)1046617079 035 $a(OCoLC)1047002770 035 $a(OCoLC)1049624888 035 $a(OCoLC)1054881502 035 $a(OCoLC)979623428 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780812291094 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3442379 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10882713 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL682619 035 $a(OCoLC)932313198 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000129922 100 $a20050121e20051916 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHow we elected Lincoln $epersonal recollections /$fAbram J. Dittenhoefer ; foreword by Kathleen Hall Jamieson 210 1$aPhiladelphia :$cUniversity of Pennsylvania Press,$d2005. 215 $a1 online resource (120 p.) 300 $aOriginally published: New York : Harper & Brothers, 1916. With new foreword. 311 0 $a1-322-51337-6 311 0 $a0-8122-1914-7 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tForeword /$rJamieson, Kathleen Hall --$tPreface --$tI. The Man-Lincoln --$tII. Lincoln's Introduction to the East --$tIII. How Lincoln Was First Nominated --$tIV. How Lincoln Was First Elected --$tV. The Journey to the Capital --$tVI. Stories and Incidents --$tVII. Four Years of Stress and Strain --$tVIII. The Renomination --$tIX. The Campaign of 1864 330 $aAbram J. Dittenhoefer was a young South Carolinian who embraced abolition and moved to New York in order to work for the newly formed Republican party and its antislavery platform. Even though he was in his early twenties, he quickly established himself as a savvy and creative campaigner, and when he encountered Abraham Lincoln in New York City on February 27, 1860, a mutual friendship and trust were established. Soon, Dittenhoefer became a member of Lincoln's political circle, and he helped direct both of Lincoln's successful bids for the presidency. In How We Elected Lincoln, originally published in 1916 and appearing now for the first time in paperback, we have the only firsthand account of Lincoln's political campaigns. Here Lincoln emerges as a real human being, full of doubts and convictions, while the usual dry-as-dust recitation of political facts is transformed into heated, vivid, nail-biting episodes. Lincoln was an underdog in both of his elections, and Dittenhoefer conveys the extreme tension and acrimony of each campaign. Drama surrounds this wartime president who faced a grueling reelection campaign at the same moment he was grappling with the darkest moments for his Union cause. Faced with competition within his own party, Lincoln resigned himself to defeat but continued to make astute decisions. The sudden success of Ulysses S. Grant on the battlefield in the autumn of 1864 turned the tide for both the Union Army and Lincoln's fortunes with the electorate. According to Dittenhoefer, Lincoln's greatest legacy was the eradication of American slavery, and in this compact account the author shows from direct experience the difficulties and resistance Lincoln encountered while working to achieve his goal. 606 $aPresidents$zUnited States$xElection$y1860$vAnecdotes 606 $aPresidents$zUnited States$xElection$y1864$vAnecdotes 606 $aPolitical campaigns$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century$vAnecdotes 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1861-1865$vAnecdotes 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPresidents$xElection 615 0$aPresidents$xElection 615 0$aPolitical campaigns$xHistory 676 $a324.973/068 700 $aDittenhoefer$b Abram J$g(Abram Jesse),$f1836-1919,$01039442 701 $aJamieson$b Kathleen Hall$0549344 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910464301603321 996 $aHow we elected Lincoln$92461666 997 $aUNINA