A Note on the Texts | p. ix |
Introductions | |
Sixteenth President Wrote His Own Book on Leadership | p. 1 |
Lincoln and the Press: A Wary, Sometimes Testy, Relationship | p. 9 |
The Rise to Power 1858-1861 | |
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates | p. 15 |
Cooper Union Spotlight | p. 18 |
Underdog Wins! | p. 35 |
The Making of a President | p. 46 |
Victory Lap, with Potholes | p. 48 |
Assassination Fears | p. 65 |
First Inaugural | p. 73 |
"Wanted-A Policy!" | p. 89 |
The Early War Years 1861-1862 | |
Fort Sumter Falls | p. 95 |
South Blockaded | p. 106 |
Looking for Leadership | p. 109 |
Presidential Prerogatives | p. 117 |
First Income Tax | p. 129 |
Lincoln Curbs Fremont | p. 133 |
Cabinet Shakeup | p. 135 |
Death of Willie | p. 137 |
Gradual Emancipation | p. 138 |
Lincoln vs. McClellan | p. 141 |
Planning the Proclamation | p. 145 |
Commander-in-Chief 1862-1864 | |
Lincoln at the Front | p. 151 |
General Walks the Plank | p. 153 |
Signing the Proclamation | p. 155 |
Revolutionizing Banking | p. 158 |
The Draft and the Dodgers | p. 161 |
Education for All | p. 166 |
War Tests Civil Liberties | p. 168 |
New York Draft Riots | p. 176 |
Blacks in the Military | p. 181 |
Gettysburg Address | p. 186 |
When War Ends | p. 191 |
Grant Takes Command | p. 198 |
The Great Forgery Uproar | p. 199 |
The Martyred President 1864-1865 | |
The Business of Politics | p. 207 |
Beating the Odds, Again | p. 211 |
Peace Nears, Slavery Ends | p. 213 |
Rebels Rejected | p. 217 |
Even the Sun Came Out | p. 221 |
Lincoln Inspects Richmond | p. 226 |
Surrender at Appomattox | p. 229 |
Assassin Marks His Man | p. 235 |
Ford's Theatre, April 14, 1865 | p. 240 |
"Our Great Loss" | p. 247 |
A Nation in Mourning 1865-1867 | |
Mind of an Assassin | p. 289 |
Mrs. Surratt Captured | p. 297 |
Booth's Letter | p. 307 |
United in Mourning | p. 311 |
Lingering Questions | p. 340 |
Long Journey Home | p. 367 |
Swift Justice | p. 371 |
"Oh Captain! My Captain!" | p. 397 |
Index | p. 403 |
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