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Boss Lincoln : the partisan life of Abraham Lincoln /

A biography of Abraham Lincoln that examines his career-long political strategies and coalition-building skills. Drawing extensively on Lincoln's private correspondence and historical records, the book emphasizes his mastery of party politics, from his early career as a Whig in Illinois to his...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pinsker, Matthew (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, 2026.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Correspondence.
United States > Politics and government > 19th century.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 19e siècle.
United States
1800-1899
Correspondence
Biographies.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part 1: Whig
  • Self-Made Boss (1832-1847)
  • Whig fusionist (1847-1849)
  • Man of consequence (1849-1853)
  • Standing with anybody (1854)
  • Part 2: Republican
  • Republican organization (1854-1856)
  • Under hot fire (1856-1857)
  • An ultra strategy (1858)
  • Representative man (1859-1860)
  • Part 3: Unionist
  • Lincoln's Union (1860-1861)
  • Make haste slowly (1861-1862)
  • Brink of destruction (1862-1863)
  • Partisan in chief (1863-1864)
  • Epilogue