Lincoln and his world / Richard Lawrence Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Richard Lawrence.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.

Lincoln, Abraham.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Childhood and youth.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Political career before 1861.

Legislators--Illinois--Biography.

Legislators.

Illinois.

Illinois--Politics and government--To 1865.

Politics and government.

Presidents--United States--Biography.

Presidents.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

volumes <1-3> ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, c2006-<c2011>

Summary:

In the climax of Richard Lawrence Miller's epic four-volume biography of Abraham Lincoln's pre-presidential years, a blunder by the Slave Power propels Lincoln toward the White House. Initially, passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act seems to be a victory for the South, opening the American West to slavery. Ultimately, however, the North rises in anger, with Lincoln helping to fan the flames of rage. His dedication and dependability set him apart from his Republican competitors and help him secure his party's presidential nomination in 1860. Before the first shot of the Civil War is fired, the ambitious westerner is transformed, seeking more power yet, but wielding it in defense of the American dream. With this installment, the most detailed and comprehensive biography of a pre-presidential Abraham Lincoln in the past 100 years comes to its conclusion.

Contents:

v. 1. The early years : birth to Illinois legislature

v. 2. Prairie politician, 1834-1842

v. 3. The rise to national prominence, 1843-1853.

Notes:

Volume 3 has imprint: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina, and London.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Miller, Richard Lawrence. Lincoln and his world.

ISBN:

9780811701877

0811701875

0811703924

9780811703925

9780786459285

078645928X

OCLC:

64486320