Format:
Book
Title:
Honor's voice : the transformation of Abraham Lincoln / Douglas L. Wilson.
Author:
Wilson, Doug (Douglas L.)
Call Number:
973.7 L638zwiLs
Edition:
1st ed.
Publisher, Date:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1998.
Description:
383 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
Summary:
"Focusing on the crucial years between 1831 and 1842, Wilson's skillful analysis of the testimonies and writings of Lincoln's contemporaries reveals the individual behind the legends. We see Lincoln as a boy: not the dutiful son studying by firelight, but the stubborn rebel determined to make something of himself. We see him as a young man: not the ascendant statesman, but the canny local politician who was renowned for his talents in wrestling and storytelling (as well as for his extensive store of off-color jokes). Wilson also reconstructs Lincoln's frequently anguished personal life: his religious skepticism, recurrent bouts of depression, and difficult relationships with women - from Ann Rutledge to Mary Owens to Mary Todd."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects:
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Political career before 1861.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
Illinois -- Politics and government -- To 1865.
ISBN:
067940788X (alk. paper)