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Abraham Lincoln : The Observations of John G. Nicolay and John Hay /

In 1890 Abraham Lincoln's two main White House secretaries, John G. Nicolay and John Hay, published the ten-volume biography Abraham Lincoln: A History. Although the authors witnessed the daily events occurring within the executive mansion and the national Capitol, their lengthy biography is mo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Nicolay, John G. (John George), 1832-1901, Hay, John, 1838-1905, Burlingame, Michael, 1941-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2007.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Election Day 1860 and Cabinet Making
  • 2. The Fort Sumter Crisis: March-April 1861
  • 3. Distributing Patronage: 1861
  • 4. Frontier Guards at the White House: 1861
  • 5. Washington Besieged: April 1861-- 6. The First Battle of Bull Run: July 21, 1861
  • 7. Lincoln and Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton
  • 8. Lincoln and General George B. McClellan
  • 9. Lincoln Removes McClellan from Command: November 1862
  • 10. Cabinet Crisis: December 1862
  • 11. Lincoln's Fame.