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Honor's voice: the transformation of Abraham Lincoln

By Lincoln , Abraham;Wilson , Douglas Lawson

Book information

Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group;Vintage Books
ISBN
9780307765819, 0307765814
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (2307673 bytes)
Pages
391 pages\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
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Description

Focusing on the crucial years between 1831 and 1842, Wilson's skillful analysis of the testimonies and writings of Lincoln's contemporaries reveals the individual behind the legends. We see Lincoln as a boy: not the dutiful son studying by firelight, but the stubborn rebel determined to make something of himself. We see him as a young man: not the ascendant statesman, but the canny local politician who was renowned for his talents in wrestling and storytelling (as well as for his extensive store of off-color jokes). Wilson also reconstructs Lincoln's frequently anguished personal life: his religious skepticism, recurrent bouts of depression, and difficult relationships with women - from Ann Rutledge to Mary Owens to Mary Todd.

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