Abraham Lincoln
"Special edition prepared as a souvenir volume for presentation by the Odd Fellows of Illinois and citizens of Springfield to the officers and representatives of The Sovereign Grand Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, on the occasion of the 73d annual communication of that body held in Springfield, Illinois, September 20-25, 1897." Includes index Ancestry -- Early years -- Life in Indiana -- A citizen of Illinois -- Life at New Salem -- In public life -- Riding the Circuit -- Seven years of
...active life -- Beginning of the conflict between freedom and slavery -- Kansas-Nebraska struggle -- Nominated for the presidency -- The election, 1860 -- Outbreak of the rebellion -- First months of the war -- Autumn of 1861 -- Winter of 1862 -- Preliminary to emancipation -- Emancipation -- Darkness before the dawn -- Gettysburg -- Spring of 1864 -- Summer of 1864 -- Peace democracy -- Re-elected President -- The end of slavery -- Second presidential term -- In Richmond -- The closing scene -- Apotheosis Monaghan, J. Lincoln bibliography 2 p. of publisher's advertisements at end Book, bound in cloth with leather spine and corners; frontispiece, spine broken Handwritten signature in ink on flyleaf and first prelim. p.: Robt. J. Damil, 1897
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