Bibliograph

Lincoln's manager, David Davis

Type

Label

Lincoln's manager, David Davis

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliography

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Lincoln's manager, David Davis

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

425978

Summary

Scholarly portrayal of his impact on Lincoln and detailed review of historical events of the period

Table Of Contents

Boyhood, 1815-1828 -- College and law, 1828-1835 -- Illinois, 1835-1838 -- Defeat and tragedy, 1839-1842 -- Success, 1843-1847 -- A pique and its ending, 1847-1850 -- Around the circuit, 1849-1852 -- Circuit riders by rail, 1853-1861 -- The Whigs abolitionized, 1852-1855 -- The great debates, 1856-1858 -- Lincoln's nomination, 1859-1860 -- The campaign, 1860 -- The cabinet battle, 1860-1861 -- The factions and Fremont, 1861-1862 -- Appointment, 1861-1862 -- Davis goes to Washington, 1862 -- Party extremists and Lincoln's re-election, 1863-1864 -- The assassination, 1865 -- "dear judge," 1865-1882 -- The Milligan Case, 1866 -- The assault on the court and the president, 1866-1868 -- Candidate for president, 1868-1872 -- "No good lawyer could decide otherwise," 1873-1877 -- President of the senate, 1877-1883 -- Final years, 1883-1886

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