![]() ![]() Donald carefully reconstructs the volatile political climate of Lincoln's day. Lincoln is instrumental in the formation of the Republican Party, and Donald describes his exceeding ability in party politics, which leads eventually to his nomination as election as President. Lincoln's unremarkable early political career as a state legislator and then US Representative is described as well as his failed bid to be appointed senator for Illinois, which led to his famous debates with Stephen Douglas. ![]() He describes Lincoln's intense desire to escape the life of hard manual labor lived by his father, despite the later depiction by his political backers as a "rail-splitter" who did not shirk hard work. He carefully dispels some of the many myths that have arisen about Lincoln and provides evidence and examples of the ways in which Lincoln changed the role of President.ĭonald tracks Lincoln from his poor roots in Kentucky to his young adulthood as a shopkeeper, surveyor, postmaster and finally lawyer in Illinois. In his comprehensive look at Lincoln's life, Donald draws directly from Lincoln's own papers as well as from the written first-hand accounts of his contemporaries whenever possible. "Lincoln" by Donald Herbert Davis is a biography of President Abraham Lincoln, who was born in February,1809 and assassinated in April, 1865. ![]()
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