[Annotatie]: The Pulitzer Prize-winning author ofLincolnoffers a new perspective on the private life of the Civil War president through an examination of his few friendships and close associations, which were marked by estrangements in the face of political differences. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.[Inhoudsopgave]: PREFACExiiiI""""A STRANGE, FRIENDLESS, UNEDUCATED, PENNILESS BOY""""Lincoln's Early Friendships1(28)II""""HE DISCLOSED HIS WHOLE HEART TO ME""""Lincoln and Joshua F. Speed29(36)III""""I COULD READ HIS SECRETS""""Lincoln and William H. Herndon65(36)IV""""A CLOSE, WARM, AND SINCERE FRIENDSHIP""""Lincoln and Orville H. Browning101(39)V""""BEYOND THE PALE OF HUMAN ENVY""""Lincoln and William H Seward140(37)VI""""ABRAHAM REX""""Lincoln and His Private Secretaries177(36)AFTERWORD213(8)NOTES221(34)ACKNOWLEDGMENTS255(4)INDEX259
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