The Life and Legacy of Abraham Lincoln

This J. T. Morse's edition of the biography of Abraham Lincoln is a 2-volume detailed account of the life, work, leadership and legacy of one of the most significant American presidents. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) was an American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 to 1865. Lincoln led the nation through its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis in the American Civil War. He succeeded in preserving the Union, abolishing slavery, bolstering the federal government, and modernizing the U.S. economy.
Content:
The Raw Material
The Start in Life
Love; a Duel; Law, and Congress
North and South
The Lincoln – Douglas Joint Debate
Election
Interregnum
The Beginning of War
A Real President, and Not a Real Battle
The First Act of the Mcclellan Drama
Military Matters Outside of Virginia
Foreign Affairs
Emancipation and Politics
The Second Act of the Mcclellan Drama
The Third and Closing Act of the Mcclellan Drama
The Autumn Elections of 1862, and the Proclamation of Emancipation
Battles and Sieges: December, 1862 – December, 1863
Sundries
The Turn of the Tide
Reconstruction
Renomination
Military Successes, and the Reelection of the President
The End Comes Into Sight: the Second Inauguration
The Fall of Richmond, and the Assassination of President Lincoln