Abraham Lincoln: A History (Volume 3)
by John Hay, John George Nicolay
About this book
Abraham Lincoln: A History is an 1890 ten-volume account of the life and times of Abraham Lincoln, written by John Nicolay and John Hay, who were his personal secretaries during the American Civil War. Volume 3 chronicles Lincoln's life from his election in 1860 through April, 1861. ( Summary adapted from wikipedia by Ann Boulais)
Chapters (26)
1South Carolina Secession
2Personal Liberty Bills
3The Surrender Programme
4Fort Sumter
5A Blundering Commission
6The Cabinet Regime
7The 'Star of the West'
8Anderson's Truce
9The Military Situation at Charleston
10The National Defense
11The Sumter and Pickens Truce
12The Cotton 'Republics'
13The Montgomery Confederacy
14Failure of Compromise
15The Constitutional Amendment
16The President-Elect
17Stephens's Speech
18Questions and Answers
19Springfield to Washington
20Lincoln's Secret Night Journey
21Lincoln's Inauguration
22Lincoln's Cabinet
23The Question of Sumter
24The Rebel Game
25Virginia
26Premier or President
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