Honor's Voice: The Transformation of Abraham Lincoln Paperback - 1999
by Douglas L. Wilson
A leading historian describes Abraham Lincoln's frequent bouts with depression and suicidal fantasies; his ineptitude with women; his overpowering ambition; and his troubled relationship with Mary Todd. 2 maps.
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IT ALL STARTED with John T. Stuart. Abraham Lincoln and Stuart had first become acquainted as volunteers in the Black Hawk War of 1832, where the well-educated Stuart had been attracted by the conspicuous potential of his uncultivated companion in arms.
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Abraham Lincoln's remarkable emergence from the rural Midwest and his rise to the presidency have been the stuff of romance and legend. But as Douglas L. Wilson shows us in Honor's Voice, Lincoln's transformation was not one long triumphal march, but a process that was more than once seriously derailed. There were times, in his journey from storekeeper and mill operator to lawyer and member of the Illinois state legislature, when Lincoln lost his nerve and self-confidence - on at least two occasions he became so despondent as to appear suicidal - and when his acute emotional vulnerabilities were exposed.
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.
Meticulously researched and well written, this is a fascinating book that makes us reexamine our ideas about one of the icons of American history.
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- Title Honor's Voice: The Transformation of Abraham Lincoln
- Author Douglas L. Wilson
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: first
- Pages 400
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Vintage, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 1999-05-25
- Features Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780375703966 / 0375703969
- Weight 0.73 lbs (0.33 kg)
- Dimensions 8.19 x 5.11 x 0.85 in (20.80 x 12.98 x 2.16 cm)
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- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Library of Congress subjects Presidents - United States - Biography, Illinois - Politics and government - To 1865
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 97037586
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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- Ingram Advance, 06/01/1999, Page 30
- New York Times, 09/12/1999, Page 42
- NY Times Notable Bks of Year, 01/01/1999, Page 82
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