| Abraham Lincoln: The Year of His Election Contributor(s): Shaw, Albert (Author) |
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ISBN: 1162607750 ISBN-13: 9781162607757 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $29.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 8.25" W x 11" (1.43 lbs) 286 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 1929. Contents: opening scenes of a political year; hopeless division at Charleston; guiding minds at the capitol; genuine middle-ground party; Republican Convention at Chicago; Abraham Lincoln is nominated; why Seward was not available; compromise that made Lincoln famous; northern democrats nominate Douglas; Breckinridge the southern choice; what manner of men are these; Lincoln in the half-year's contest; Douglas in the campaign and after; Mr. Buchanan entertains, in a trying season; South Carolina takes steps; secession vs. coercion, the dilemma; three months of futile talk in Congress; cotton states in flight; Confederacy organizes; loyalists now surround Buchanan; defensive coercion, a new policy; Lincoln takes command of his party; Cameron, an episode in cabinet making; Seward, principal or under study; Lincolns and Todds, a family chapter; triumphal tour, with its anti-climax; scenes of a well-ordered inauguration. Profusely illustrated with contemporary cartoons, portraits and scenes. |