Lincoln in private : what his most personal reflections tell us about our greatest president / Ronald C. White.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.

White, Ronald C. (Ronald Cedric), 1939- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.

Presidents--United States--Miscellanea.

Presidents.

United States.

Political and social views.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Manuscripts--Facsimiles.

Lincoln, Abraham.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Political and social views.

Genre:

Trivia and miscellanea.

Autobiographies.

Biographies.

Facsimiles.

Manuscripts.

Physical Description:

xx, 328 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Random House, [2021]

Summary:

"The first full-color facsimile edition of Lincoln's private notes, Abraham Lincoln's Diary is a deluxe collection of some of his most revelatory private writings. An essential archive, here presented exactly as Lincoln wrote them on scraps of paper, these "notes to self" appear alongside original, contextualizing essays by New York Times bestselling presidential biographer Ronald C. White. A deeply private man, closed off to even those who worked closely with him, Lincoln often captured "his best thoughts" in these notes--never wanting "one of those ideas to escape." In Abraham Lincoln's Diary, White offers this rare glimpse into the thought process of one of our nation's most important orators and presidents. The book selects ten of Lincoln's most revealing notes, reproduced here in full color, allowing us to see this little-known but vital body of Lincoln's writing, in which he grapples with the problem of slavery; attempting to find convincing rebuttals to those who supported the evil institution; or prepares for his historic debates with Stephen Douglas in the midst of his 1858 senatorial campaign. In one fragment, written on the eve of his inauguration, we see Lincoln develop an argument for national unity amidst a secession crisis that would ultimately rend the nation in two. Arranged in chronological order, beginning in 1848 with a note that was written just one year into Lincoln's Congressional term as an Illinois representative, Abraham Lincoln's Diary is a wholly original volume that grants us fresh insight into our nation's greatest president."-- Provided by publisher.

"The first full-color facsimile edition of Lincoln's private notes, Lincoln in private is a deluxe collection of some of his most revelatory private writings. An essential archive, here presented exactly as Lincoln wrote them on scraps of paper, these "notes to self" appear alongside original, contextualizing essays by New York Times bestselling presidential biographer Ronald C. White. A deeply private man, closed off to even those who worked closely with him, Lincoln often captured "his best thoughts" inthese notes--never wanting "one of those ideas to escape." In Lincoln in private, White offers this rare glimpse into the thought process of one of our nation's most important orators and presidents. The book selects ten of Lincoln's most revealing notes, reproduced here in full color, allowing us to see this little-known but vital body of Lincoln's writing, in which he grapples with the problem of slavery; attempting to find convincing rebuttals to those who supported the evil institution; or prepares for his historic debates with Stephen Douglas in the midst of his 1858 senatorial campaign. In one fragment, written on the eve of his inauguration, we see Lincoln develop an argument for national unity amidst a secession crisis that would ultimately rendthe nation in two. Arranged in chronological order, beginning in 1848 with a note that was written just one year into Lincoln's Congressional term as an Illinois representative, Lincoln in private is a wholly original volume that grants us fresh insight into our nation's greatest president."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. One Lawyer

ch. 1 The Lyrical Lincoln: The Transcendence of Niagara Falls

ch. 2 The Humble Lincoln: A Lawyer's Vocation

pt. Two Politician

ch. 3 The Fiery Lincoln: Slavery and a Reentry to Politics

ch. 4 The Defeated Lincoln: Failure and Ambition

ch. 5 The Republican Lincoln: The Birth of a Party

ch. 6 The Principled Lincoln: A Definition of Democracy

ch. 7 The Outraged Lincoln: Pro-Slavery Theology

pt. Three President

ch. 8 The Unity Lincoln: Secession and the Constitution

ch. 9 The Kentuckian Lincoln: An Undelivered Speech to the South

ch. 10 The Theological Lincoln: A Meditation on the Divine Will.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [287]-307) and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Kennedy fund bookplate.

Other Format:

Online version: White, Ronald C., Abraham Lincoln in private

ISBN:

9781984855091

1984855093

OCLC:

1145100863

Publisher Number:

99987776432