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Univeristy Press Books for Public and Secondary Schools 2013 edition Superior Achievement by the Illinois State Historical Society, 2013 Throughout his twenty-three-year legal career, Abraham Lincoln spent nearly as much time on the road as an attorney for the Eighth Judicial Circuit as he did in his hometown of Springfield, Illinois. Yet most historians gloss over the time and instead have Lincoln emerge fully formed as a skillful politician in 1858. In this innovative volume, Guy C. Fraker provides the first-ever study of Lincoln's professional and personal home away from home and demonstrates how the Eighth Judicial Circuit and its people propelled Lincoln to the presidency. Each spring and fall, Lincoln traveled to as many as fourteen county seats in the Eighth Judicial Circuit to appear in consecutive court sessions over a ten- to twelve-week period. Fraker describes the people and counties that Lincoln encountered, discusses key cases Lincoln handled, and introduces the important friends he made, friends who eventually formed the team that executed Lincoln's nomination strategy at the Chicago Republican Convention in 1860 and won him the presidential nomination. As Fraker shows, the Eighth Judicial Circuit provided the perfect setting for the growth and ascension of Lincoln. A complete portrait of the sixteenth president depends on a full understanding of his experience on the circuit, and Lincoln's Ladder to the Presidency provides that understanding as well as a fresh perspective on the much-studied figure, thus deepening our understanding of the roots of his political influence and acumen. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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The book is sectioned into four major parts: Lincoln and the Circuit, Counties of the Eighth Judicial Circuit, Climbing the Ladder, and Nomination, Election and the President. All the major personalities of the Eighth Judicial Circuit (17 central Illinois counties) that Lincoln worked for, against, or with are included in the author's narratives. Numerous anecdotes, oftentimes humorous, are used to help the reader understand the personality and character of Lincoln and others.
Since I live in McLean County, Illinois, a county that to this day is a part of the Eighth Judicial Circuit, I found the book to be especially enjoyable.
The book's value is enhanced by the inclusion of three maps and over thirty illustrations of people and places. It includes an extensive bibliography and has an excellent index.
The book is a must read for anyone interested in learning more about the life and legend of Abraham Lincoln. ( )