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1 online resource |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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In 1849, while traveling as an attorney on the Eighth Judicial Circuit in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln befriended Leonard Swett (1825-89), a fellow attorney sixteen years his junior. Despite this age difference, the two men built an enduring friendship that continued until Lincoln's assassination in 1865. Until now, no historian has explored Swett's life or his remarkable relationship with the sixteenth president. In this welcome volume, Robert S. Eckley provides the first biography of Swett, crafting an intimate portrait of his experiences as a loyal member of Lincoln's inner circle. Eckley chronicles Swett's early life and the part he played in Lincoln's political campaigns, including his role as an essential member of the team behind Lincoln's two nominations and elections for the presidency. Swett counseled Lincoln during the formation of his cabinet and served as an unofficial advisor and sounding board during Lincoln's time in office. Throughout his life, Swett wrote a great deal on Lincoln, and planned to write a biography about him, but Swett's death preempted the project. His eloquent and interesting writings about Lincoln are described and reproduced in this volume, some for the first time. With Lincoln's Forgotten Friend, Eckley removes Swett from the shadows of history and sheds new light on Lincoln's personal relationships and their valuable contributions to his career. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Community College Collection |
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Update 2018-10. |
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MOBIUS eMO Collection. |
| Subjects |
Swett, Leonard, 1825-1889.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Friends and associates.
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Lawyers -- Illinois -- Biography.
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Bloomington (Ill.) -- Biography.
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Electronic books. |
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 (OCoLC)fst00030184 |
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Swett, Leonard, 1825-1889 (OCoLC)fst00292816 |
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Historical. |
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HISTORY United States State & Local General. |
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HISTORY United States State & Local Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) |
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Friendship. |
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Lawyers. |
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Illinois. |
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Illinois Bloomington. |
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Biographies. |
| Contents |
A wandering youth -- The road to Mount Pulaski -- The great triumvirate of the Eighth Judicial Circuit -- Politics overtakes the law -- From the Wigwam to Washington -- And the war came -- Witness to the emancipation -- Quicksilver and New Almaden -- This terrible war -- A strategic decision -- Legal advocate and civic leader -- The better angels of our nature. |
| ISBN |
080933206X |
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9780809332069 |
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6613935557 |
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9786613935557 |
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1283623102 |
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9781283623100 |
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eMOe812275661 |
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eMOe812573058 eMOe813394243 eMOe817815454 eMOe961576688 eMOe962714127 eMOe988418508 eMOe992065701 eMOe1037707877 eMOe1038673794 eMOe1045508819 eMOe1055384007 eMOe1058439848 eMOe1065796345 eMOe1081218149 eMOe1148146772 eMOe1228605607 |
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