Between Abraham Lincoln's election in November 1860 and his departure for Washington three months later, journalist Henry Villard sent scores of dispatches from Springfield, Illinois, to various newspapers describing the president-elect's doings. With Sixteenth President-in-Waiting Michael Burlingame has collected all of these dispatches in one insightful and informative volume.
Between Abraham Lincoln's election in November 1860 and his departure for Washington three months later, journalist Henry Villard sent scores of dispa...
In this innovative volume, Guy Fraker provides the first-ever study of Lincoln's professional and personal home away from home and demonstrates how the Eighth Judicial Circuit and its people propelled Lincoln to the presidency.
In this innovative volume, Guy Fraker provides the first-ever study of Lincoln's professional and personal home away from home and demonstrates how th...