Lincoln, the Politician
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BOSTON RICHARD G. BADGER THE GORHAM PRESS
T. Aaron Levy
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T. AARON LEVY
PREFACE
CONTENTS
LINCOLN THE POLITICIAN
CHAPTER I
LINCOLN IN KENTUCKY
CHAPTER II
LINCOLN'S ENVIRONMENT IN INDIANA
CHAPTER III
THE POLITICAL HERO OF NEW SALEM
CHAPTER IV
PRACTICAL LEGISLATOR
CHAPTER V
PROTESTER AND PATRIOT
CHAPTER VI
PARTISAN IN STATE AND NATIONAL AFFAIRS
CHAPTER VII
RESTLESS POLITICAL AMBITION
CHAPTER VIII
LINCOLN OPPOSES THE INCEPTION OF THE MEXICAN WAR IN CONGRESS
CHAPTER IX
LINCOLN'S ATTACK ON SLAVERY IN CONGRESS
CHAPTER X
THE SCHOOL OF SOLITUDE
CHAPTER XI
AN EMANCIPATED POLITICIAN
CHAPTER XII
THE PILOT OF THE NEW FAITH IN ILLINOIS
CHAPTER XIII
LINCOLN AND THE DRED SCOTT DECISION
CHAPTER XIV
LEADER OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IN ILLINOIS
CHAPTER XV
THE DAWN OF NATIONAL LEADERSHIP
CHAPTER XVI
THE POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
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