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Lincoln the citizen, February 12, 1809 to March 4, 1861 : the complete version / Henry C. Whitney ; edited and with an introduction by Michael Burlingame.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Whitney, Henry Clay, 1831-1905, author.
- Series:
- The UIS Center for Lincoln Studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Presidents--United States--Biography.
- Presidents.
- Legislators--Illinois--Biography.
- Legislators.
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
- Lincoln, Abraham.
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Childhood and youth.
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Political career before 1861.
- Illinois--Biography.
- Illinois.
- Physical Description:
- xxviii, 276 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2025]
- Contents:
- Lineage, parentage, and childhood
- Youth
- Lincoln as a laborer
- The romance of New Salem
- Lincoln as a storekeeper
- Soldier, surveyor, and postmaster
- Lincoln's early love romance
- State legislator
- Lawyer
- Lincoln's religion
- Lincoln's mental and moral natures
- Free-Soil advocate
- Attainment of the presidency
- Inauguration as president.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- "Written by a longtime friend and ally, Lincoln the Citizen offers a rare character study and insightful biography of Lincoln before he became president. Michael Burlingame restores material cut by editors of the original 1907 publication to present Henry Clay Whitney's work in full. Whitney's work reveals the legal and political spheres where Lincoln moved while providing eyewitness accounts and intimate stories shared by Lincoln himself. Whitney's unique vantage point informs analyses of everything from Lincoln's melancholic temperament to his colorful early career to views on his marriage and family life. Burlingame places Whitney's singular contributions within Lincoln studies but also weighs criticisms of the book and disputes over what information the author may or may not have invented. A restored edition of an invaluable memoir, Lincoln the Citizen presents a wealth of overlooked biographical detail by one of the people who knew Lincoln best"-- Provided by publisher.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Whitney, Henry Clay, 1831-1905. Lincoln the citizen, February 12, 1809 to March 4, 1861
- ISBN:
- 9780252046384
- 0252046382
- OCLC:
- 1442732071
- Publisher Number:
- 90101347081
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