"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"--
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 Whitneys work in full.
Whitneys work reveals the legal and political spheres where Lincoln moved while providing eyewitness accounts and intimate stories shared by Lincoln himself. Whitneys unique vantage point informs analyses of everything from Lincolns melancholic temperament to his colorful early career to views on his marriage and family life. Burlingame places Whitneys 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.
Recenzijas
Whitneys memoir is an extremely valuable view of Lincoln before Lincoln became the object of everyones view as the sixteenth president. This edition will clearly complement Burlingames other outstanding editions of Lincoln memoirists.--Allen C. Guelzo, author of Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Editorial Method
Chapter I. Lineage, Parentage, and Childhood
Chapter II. Youth
Chapter III. Lincoln as a Laborer
Chapter IV. The Romance of New Salem
Chapter V. Lincoln as a Storekeeper
Chapter VI. Soldier, Surveyor, and Postmaster
Chapter VII. Lincolns Early Love Romance
Chapter VIII. State Legislator
Chapter IX. Congressman
Chapter X. Citizen and Neighbor
Chapter XI. Lawyer
Chapter XII. Lincolns Religion
Chapter XIII. Lincolns Mental and Moral Natures
Chapter XIV. Free-Soil Advocate
Chapter XV. Attainment of the Presidency
Chapter XVI. Inauguration as President
Index
Henry Clay Whitney (18311905) was a lawyer and personal friend of Abraham Lincoln. His other books include Lincoln the President, March 4, 1861 to May 3, 1865. Michael Burlingame is a professor of history and the Lynn Distinguished Chairperson at the University of Illinois Springfield. He has written and edited twenty-one Lincoln books, among them The Black Mans President: Abraham Lincoln, African Americans, and the Pursuit of Racial Equality and An American Marriage: The Untold Story of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd.
