Lincoln's mentors : the education of a leader /
In 1849, when Abraham Lincoln returned to Springfield, Illinois, after two seemingly uninspiring years in the U.S. House of Representatives, his political career appeared all but finished. Yet within a decade he would reenter politics, become a leader of the Republican Party, win the 1860 presidenti...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Custom House,
[2021]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: The search for Lincoln's teachers
- Finding his mentors (1809-1834)
- Finding the path to Congress (1834-1844)
- Clay man in the House (1844-1850)
- Learning from failure (1849-1856)
- Becoming president (1856-1860)
- "He was entirely ignorant not only of the duties, but of the manner of doing business" (1860-1861)
- Commander in Chief (1861-1864)
- Final act (1864-1865)
- Epilogue.