Abraham Lincoln [[electronic resource] ] : the observations of John G. Nicolay and John Hay / / edited by Michael Burlingame
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Abraham Lincoln [[electronic resource] ] : the observations of John G. Nicolay and John Hay / / edited by Michael Burlingame
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| Pubblicazione: | Carbondale, : Southern Illinois University Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (188 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 973.7092 |
| Soggetto topico: | Presidents - United States |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Politics and government 1861-1865 Anecdotes |
| United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Anecdotes | |
| Altri autori: |
BurlingameMichael <1941->
HayJohn <1838-1905.>
NicolayJohn G <1832-1901.> (John George)
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| Note generali: | Excerpts from: Abraham Lincoln : a history / by John G. Nicolay and John Hay. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-167) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Election Day 1860 and Cabinet Making; 2. The Fort Sumter Crisis: March-April 1861; 3. Distributing Patronage: 1861; 4. Frontier Guards at the White House: April 1861; 5. Washington Besieged: April 1861; 6. The First Battle of Bull Run: July 21, 1861; 7. Lincoln and Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton; 8. Lincoln and General George B. McClellan; 9. Removal of McClellan from Command: November 1862; 10. Cabinet Crisis: December 1862; 11. Lincoln's Fame; Notes; Index; Author Bio |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In 1890 Abraham Lincoln's two main White House secretaries, John G. Nicolay and John Hay, published the ten-volume biography Abraham Lincoln: A History. Although the authors witnessed the daily events occurring within the executive mansion and the national Capitol, their lengthy biography is more a recounting of the Civil War era than a study of Lincoln's life. Editor Michael Burlingame sifted through the original forty-seven-hundred-page work and selected only the personal observations of the secretaries during the Lincoln presidency, placing ten excerpts |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Abraham Lincoln |
| ISBN: | 1-280-69737-7 |
| 9786613674333 | |
| 0-8093-8740-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910819215403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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