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- catalog abstract ""The provocative selections in this book address topics as disparate as William H. Herndon's informants, Lincoln's favorite poem, his mysterious broken engagement, the text of his debates with Douglas, and a previously unknown assault on Peter Cartwright. Although Abraham Lincoln's early years have come to be regarded as the wrong end of his life, Douglas L. Wilson's original and pathbreaking work makes the case that his prepresidential years offer bright prospects for investigation. Collectively, these essays challenge the general view of Lincoln scholars that William H. Herndon, Lincoln's law partner, is an unreliable source. They also provide a fresh look at some of the affinities between Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b10437522.
- catalog coverage "Illinois Politics and government To 1865.".
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description ""The provocative selections in this book address topics as disparate as William H. Herndon's informants, Lincoln's favorite poem, his mysterious broken engagement, the text of his debates with Douglas, and a previously unknown assault on Peter Cartwright. Although Abraham Lincoln's early years have come to be regarded as the wrong end of his life, Douglas L. Wilson's original and pathbreaking work makes the case that his prepresidential years offer bright prospects for investigation. Collectively, these essays challenge the general view of Lincoln scholars that William H. Herndon, Lincoln's law partner, is an unreliable source. They also provide a fresh look at some of the affinities between Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "The frigate and the frugal chariot : Jefferson and Lincoln as readers -- Herndon's legacy -- William H. Herndon and the "necessary truth" -- Abraham Lincoln versus Peter Cartwright -- Abraham Lincoln, Ann Rutledge, and the evidence of Herndon's informants -- Abraham Lincoln and "that fatal first of January" -- Abraham Lincoln and the spirit of mortal -- The Lincoln-Douglas debates : an unfinished text -- Lincoln's declaration.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 190 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0252023315 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Urbana : University of Illinois Press,".
- catalog spatial "Illinois Politics and government To 1865.".
- catalog spatial "Illinois".
- catalog subject "973.7/092 21".
- catalog subject "E457.35 .W55 1997".
- catalog subject "Herndon, William Henry, 1818-1891.".
- catalog subject "Legislators Illinois Biography.".
- catalog subject "Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Friends and associates.".
- catalog subject "Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Political career before 1861.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The frigate and the frugal chariot : Jefferson and Lincoln as readers -- Herndon's legacy -- William H. Herndon and the "necessary truth" -- Abraham Lincoln versus Peter Cartwright -- Abraham Lincoln, Ann Rutledge, and the evidence of Herndon's informants -- Abraham Lincoln and "that fatal first of January" -- Abraham Lincoln and the spirit of mortal -- The Lincoln-Douglas debates : an unfinished text -- Lincoln's declaration.".
- catalog title "Lincoln before Washington : new perspectives on the Illinois years / Douglas L. Wilson.".
- catalog type "text".