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"A distinctive and major contribution to the Lincoln story and the Middle Period in American history." -- Ronald D. Rietveld, Illinois Historical Journal
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A reliable account of Lincoln the legislator,
By Richard Lawrence Miller, Lincoln author (Kansas City MO USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lincoln's Preparation for Greatness: THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATIVE YEARS (Paperback)
The standard account of Lincoln's years in the Illinois legislature. The author himself served as a state legislator and thereby had much insider knowledge of how work was accomplished among the statehouse crowd. This background isn't obvious in the book but nonetheless helps provide an air of authority. Politicians operated in much the same way during Lincoln's time and during the author's. The book's narrative is well documented.
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WITH THESE WORDS a historic political career began. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
internal improvements debt, internal improvements system, legislative colleagues, foreign vote, legislative years, long nine, legislative service, canal commissioners, one legislator, legislature adjourned, other legislators, new capitol, legislative career Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New Salem, Sangamo Journal, Abraham Lincoln, Van Buren, House of Representatives, New York, David Davis, Chicago Historical Society Library, Illinois State Register, Governor Duncan, Mary Todd, Morgan County, Governor Carlin, Alton Telegraph, History of Illinois, Cyrus Edwards, Lyman Trumbull, Finance Committee, House Journal, Thomas Lincoln, Black Hawk War, Cook County, Library of Congress, Dan Stone New!
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- Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and The War Years by Carl Sandburg on 5 pages
- The Story of Illinois by Theodore Calvin Pease on page 77, and page 147
- Abraham Lincoln (The Great Americans Series) by Jean F. Blashfield on page 316, and page 320
- DK Biography: Abraham Lincoln by Tanya Lee Stone on page 133, and page 248
- The Supreme Court (Land of the Free) by Anne Hempstead on page 124, and page 266
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- With Malice Toward None: A Life of Abraham Lincoln by Stephen B. Oates in Back Matter
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