The Real Lincoln: A PortraitOriginally published in 1922, The Real Lincoln is an in-depth look at Abraham Lincoln the man, not the public figure. Acclaimed at the time as an excellent, impartial source book, The Real Lincoln was compiled by Jesse W. Weik through a series of letters and interviews with people who knew the sixteenth president personally as well as their descendents. This is an examination of Lincoln without the weight of history, looking at him as a dynamic figure and illuminating aspects of his life before his presidency. His childhood, his marriage to Mary Todd, his law practice, the way he spent his free time, and his introduction to politics are just some of the subjects covered. In this latest edition of The Real Lincoln, Michael Burlingame has included dozens of original letters and interviews received by Weik between 1892 and 1922 that went into creating this work. Occasionally lighthearted and always insightful, this revealing book will enthrall anyone curious about the human side of the man too often viewed as a monument. |
Contents
playmatesInterviewing Austin Gollaher and others at Hodgenville | 13 |
subjectInvestigations by Herndon and the author in Kentucky and else | 28 |
Removal of the Lincolns from Indiana to Illinois in 1830Thomas Lincoln | 47 |
Todd at the Edwards home January 1841His letter to John T Stuart | 56 |
Chapter VI | 65 |
Chapter VII | 81 |
herThe serenadeRiding with the BradfordsHer difficulties with | 95 |
Chapter IX | 109 |
Chapter XV | 206 |
Chapter XVI | 215 |
Chapter XVII | 237 |
Chapter XVIII | 251 |
Chapter XX | 303 |
Andrews | 317 |
Mrs Arthur H Carter | 326 |
Jonathan N Colby | 333 |
Chapter X | 119 |
Chapter XI | 127 |
Chapter XII | 148 |
Chapter XIII | 169 |
Chapter XIV | 188 |
Hiram Rutherford | 372 |
Lyman Trumbull | 378 |
James H Wilson | 386 |
Notes | 399 |
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