Abraham Lincoln

This J. T. Morse's edition of the biography of Abraham Lincoln is a 2-volume detailed account of the life, work, leadership and legacy of one of the most significant American presidents. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) was an American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 to 1865. Lincoln led the nation through its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis in the American Civil War. He succeeded in preserving the Union, abolishing slavery, bolstering the federal government, and modernizing the U.S. economy. Content: The Raw Material The Start in Life Love; a Duel; Law, and Congress North and South The Lincoln - Douglas Joint Debate Election Interregnum The Beginning of War A Real President, and Not a Real Battle The First Act of the Mcclellan Drama Military Matters Outside of Virginia Foreign Affairs Emancipation and Politics The Second Act of the Mcclellan Drama The Third and Closing Act of the Mcclellan Drama The Autumn Elections of 1862, and the Proclamation of Emancipation Battles and Sieges: December, 1862 - December, 1863 Sundries The Turn of the Tide Reconstruction Renomination Military Successes, and the Reelection of the President The End Comes Into Sight: the Second Inauguration The Fall of Richmond, and the Assassination of President Lincoln

John Torrey Morse (1840-1937) was an American historian and biographer. He was born in Boston in 1840, and lived in that city as a lawyer. Morse was the editor of the American Statesmen Series, and published biographies of Alexander Hamilton in two volumes, considered his most significant work. He also wrote biographies on John and J. Q. Adams, Jefferson, Lincoln, Franklin, and Dr. Holmes.