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)
1 South Carolina Secession
2 Personal Liberty Bills
3 The Surrender Programme
4 Fort Sumter
5 A Blundering Commission
6 The Cabinet Regime
7 The 'Star of the West'
8 Anderson's Truce
9 The Military Situation at Charleston
10 The National Defense
11 The Sumter and Pickens Truce
12 The Cotton 'Republics'
13 The Montgomery Confederacy
14 Failure of Compromise
15 The Constitutional Amendment
16 The President-Elect
17 Stephens's Speech
18 Questions and Answers
19 Springfield to Washington
20 Lincoln's Secret Night Journey
21 Lincoln's Inauguration
22 Lincoln's Cabinet
23 The Question of Sumter
24 The Rebel Game
25 Virginia
26 Premier or President
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