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At Lincoln's Side : John Hay's Civil War Correspondence and Selected Writings /

John Hay believed that "real history is told in private letters," and the more than 220 surviving letters and telegrams from his Civil War days prove that to be true, showing Abraham Lincoln in action: "The Tycoon is in fine whack. I have rarely seen him more serene & busy. He is...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hay, John, 1838-1905
Other Authors: Burlingame, Michael, 1941-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2000.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:John Hay believed that "real history is told in private letters," and the more than 220 surviving letters and telegrams from his Civil War days prove that to be true, showing Abraham Lincoln in action: "The Tycoon is in fine whack. I have rarely seen him more serene & busy. He is managing this war, the draft, foreign relations, and planning a reconstruction of the Union, all at once. I never knew with what tyrannous authority he rules the Cabinet, till now. The most important things he decides & there is no cavil."Along with Hay's personal correspondence, Burlingame include.
Physical Description:1 online resource (328 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780809384761