Lincoln in his own time : a biographical chronicle of his life, drawn from recollections, interviews, and memoirs by family, friends, and associates / edited by Harold K. Bush, Jr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bush, Harold K. (Harold Karl), 1956-2021.

Series:

Writers in their own time (University of Iowa Press)

Writers in their own time

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.

Lincoln, Abraham.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Friends and associates.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Family.

Families.

Presidents--United States--Biography.

Presidents.

Friends and associates.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xlv, 248 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2011]

Summary:

Bush (English, Saint Louis U.) collects 42 excerpts from recollections, interviews, and memoirs about Abraham Lincoln as a thinker, reader, writer, and speaker. The sources of the excerpts are Lincoln and his family, friends, colleagues, and famous figures such as Harriet Beecher Stowe, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman, Frederick Douglass, Mark Twain, William Jennings Bryan, Booker T. Washington, and Theodore Roosevelt. He aims to illustrate the development of Lincoln's thinking and perceptions about it, and present important contemporary thoughts on Lincoln about his legacy and cultural significance. They address Lincoln as an author, including his use of literature and other writings and their influence on him; the rise and emergence of his image as a martyred president; and how his contemporaries understood him as a religious thinker and sacred symbol. Ending around the centennial of his birth and the beginning of World War I, entries include the historical and cultural context and endnotes about people and places. Bush also introduces Lincoln's life and provides a chronology. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

[Autobiographical Statement, 1858] / Abraham Lincoln Lincoln, Abraham l

[Statement to William Herndon, after 1865?] / John Hanks Hanks, John 2

"Conversation with Hon. S. T. Logan at Springaeld" (1875) / Stephen Trigg Logan Logan, Stephen Trigg 8

"My Childhood Home I See Again" (1846) / Abraham Lincoln Lincoln, Abraham 13

From Reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln (1884) / Joshua F. Speed Speed, Joshua F. 17

From The Life of Abraham Lincoln (i860) / William Dean Howells Howells, William Dean 29

From "Eulogy for Henry Clay" (1852) / Abraham Lincoln Lincoln, Abraham 35

/ Jesse W. Weik Weik, Jesse W. From Herndon's Lincoln (1889), William Henry Herndon Herndon, William Henry 39

From The Real Lincoln (1922) / Jesse W. Weik Weik, Jesse W. 44

[Autobiographical Statement, 1859] / Abraham Lincoln Lincoln, Abraham 47

[Autobiographical Statement, l86o] / Abraham Lincoln Lincoln, Abraham 49

"Chiefly about War Matters" (1862) / Nathaniel Hawthorne Hawthorne, Nathaniel 57

"Extracts from an Unpublished Manuscript" [1860s?] / Rev. P. D. Gurley Gurley, Rev. P. D. 62

/ From Behind the Scenes (1868), Elizabeth Keckley Keckley, Elizabeth 66

/ [Sketch on the Funeral for Willie Lincoln, 1862], Nathaniel Parker Willis Willis, Nathaniel Parker 71

"Reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln" (1895) / Grace Greenwood Greenwood, Grace 74

"Lincoln's Colonial Scheme" (1862) / [Abraham Lincoln] Lincoln], [Abraham 80

From They Knew Lincoln (1943) / John E. Washington Washington, John E. 85

"Army Memories of Lincoln: A Chaplain's Reminiscences" (1913) / Joseph H. Twichell Twichell, Joseph H. 89

[Three Civil War Letters of Consolation, 1861-1864] / Abraham Lincoln Lincoln, Abraham 93

"Lincoln's Vigil" (1895) / William O. Stoddard Stoddard, William O. 96

From Lincoln at Gettysburg (1906 / Clark E.Carr) 103

"Abraham Lincoln" (1864) / Harriet Beecher Stowe Stowe, Harriet Beecher 106

From "Abraham Lincoln" (1865) / James Russell Lowell Lowell, James Russell 113

[Excerpts from Letters about Her Husband, 1865-1873] / Mary Todd Lincoln Lincoln, Mary Todd 123

"Dreams and Presentiments" (1895) / Ward Hill Lamon Lamon, Ward Hill 126

"A Theatrical Manager's Reminiscences" (1895) / William E. Sinn Sinn, William E. 135

From The Great Funeral Oration on Abraham Lincoln (1865) / Emma Hardinge Hardinge, Emma 139

From "Abraham Lincoln" (1865) / Henry Ward Beecher Beecher, Henry Ward 146

From "Abraham Lincoln" (1865 / Ralph Waldo Emerson Emerson, Ralph Waldo 153

"Abraham Lincoln" (1865) / Philips Brooks Brooks, Philips 156

From "Death of Abraham Lincoln" (1879) / Walt Whitman Whitman, Walt 163

"Lincoln's Imagination" (1879) / Noah Brooks Brooks, Noah 173

From "Abraham Lincoln: A Speech" (1865) / Frederick Douglass Douglass, Frederick 180

"Lincoln's Philosophy of Life" (1886) / William Henry Herndon Herndon, William Henry 189

From "Abraham Lincoln" (1895) / Robert G. Ingersoll Ingersoll, Robert G. 193

From Abraham Lincoln: The Evolution of His Literary Style (1900) / Daniel K. Dodge Dodge, Daniel K. 199

"A Lincoln Memorial" (1907) / Mark Twain Twain, Mark 209

"Lincoln as an Orator" (1909) / William Jennings Bryan Bryan, William Jennings 211

From "My Tribute to the Great Emancipator" (1909) / Booker T. Washington Washington, Booker T. 216

"The Supreme Vision of Abraham Lincoln" (1909) / Theodore Roosevelt Roosevelt, Theodore 222

From "Abraham Lincoln: An Appreciation" (1913) / Charles Ghesnutt Ghesnutt, Charles 227.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1609380444

9781609380441

OCLC:

712591114

Publisher Number:

99946266754