{"product_id":"2940014250306","title":"The Every-Day Life Of Abraham Lincoln","description":"CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Ancestry--The Lincolns in Kentucky--Death of Lincoln's\u003cbr\u003e     Grandfather--Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks--Mordecai\u003cbr\u003e     Lincoln--Birth of Abraham Lincoln--Removal to Indiana--Early\u003cbr\u003e     Years--Dennis Hanks--Lincoln's Boyhood--Death of Nancy Hanks--Early\u003cbr\u003e     School Days--Lincoln's First Dollar--Presentiments of Future\u003cbr\u003e     Greatness--Down the Mississippi--Removal to Illinois--Lincoln's\u003cbr\u003e     Father--Lincoln the Storekeeper--First Official Act--Lincoln's\u003cbr\u003e     Short Sketch of His Own Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER II\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     A Turn in Affairs--The Black Hawk War--A Remarkable Military\u003cbr\u003e     Manoeuvre--Lincoln Protects an Indian--Lincoln and\u003cbr\u003e     Stuart--Lincoln's Military Record--Nominated for the\u003cbr\u003e     Legislature--Lincoln a Merchant--Postmaster at New Salem--Lincoln\u003cbr\u003e     Studies Law--Elected to the Legislature--Personal\u003cbr\u003e     Characteristics--Lincoln's Love for Anne Rutledge--Close of\u003cbr\u003e     Lincoln's Youth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER III\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Lincoln's Beginning as a Lawyer--His Early Taste for\u003cbr\u003e     Politics--Lincoln and the Lightning-Rod Man--Not an\u003cbr\u003e     Aristocrat--Reply to Dr. Early--A Manly Letter--Again in the\u003cbr\u003e     Illinois Legislature--The \"Long Nine\"--Lincoln on His Way to the\u003cbr\u003e     Capital--His Ambition in 1836--First Meeting with Douglas--Removal\u003cbr\u003e     of the Illinois Capital--One of Lincoln's Early\u003cbr\u003e     Speeches--Pro-Slavery Sentiment in Illinois--Lincoln's Opposition\u003cbr\u003e     to Slavery--Contest with General Ewing--Lincoln Lays out a\u003cbr\u003e     Town--The Title \"Honest Abe\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IV\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Lincoln's Removal to Springfield--A Lawyer without Clients or\u003cbr\u003e     Money--Early Discouragements--Proposes to become a\u003cbr\u003e     Carpenter--\"Stuart \u0026amp; Lincoln, Attorneys at Law\"--\"Riding the\u003cbr\u003e     Circuit\"--Incidents of a Trip Round the Circuit--Pen Pictures of\u003cbr\u003e     Lincoln--Humane Traits--Kindness to Animals--Defending Fugitive\u003cbr\u003e     Slaves--Incidents in Lincoln's Life as a Lawyer--His Fondness for\u003cbr\u003e     Jokes and Stories\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER V\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Lincoln in the Legislature--Eight Consecutive Years of Service--His\u003cbr\u003e     Influence in the House--Leader of the Whig Party in Illinois--Takes\u003cbr\u003e     a Hand in National Politics--Presidential Election in 1840--A \"Log\u003cbr\u003e     Cabin\" Reminiscence--Some Memorable Political Encounters--A Tilt\u003cbr\u003e     with Douglas--Lincoln Facing a Mob--His Physical Courage--Lincoln\u003cbr\u003e     as Duellist--The Affair with General Shields--An Eye-Witness'\u003cbr\u003e     Account of the Duel--Courtship and Marriage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Lincoln in National Politics--His Congressional\u003cbr\u003e     Aspirations--Law-Partnership of Lincoln and Herndon--The\u003cbr\u003e     Presidential Campaign of 1844--Visit to Henry Clay--Lincoln Elected\u003cbr\u003e     to Congress--Congressional Reputation--Acquaintance with\u003cbr\u003e     Distinguished Men--First Speech in Congress--\"Getting the Hang\" of\u003cbr\u003e     the House--Lincoln's Course on the Mexican War--Notable Speech in\u003cbr\u003e     Congress--Ridicule of General Cass--Bill for the Abolition of\u003cbr\u003e     Slavery--Delegate to the Whig National Convention of 1848--Stumping\u003cbr\u003e     the Country for Taylor--Advice to Young Politicians--\"Old Abe\"--A\u003cbr\u003e     Political Disappointment--Lincoln's Appearance as an Officer Seeker\u003cbr\u003e     in Washington--\"A Divinity that Shapes Our Ends\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VII\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Lincoln again in Springfield--Back to the Circuit--His Personal\u003cbr\u003e     Manners and Appearance--Glimpses of Home-Life--His Family--His\u003cbr\u003e     Absent-Mindedness--A Painful Subject--Lincoln a Man of\u003cbr\u003e     Sorrows--Familiar Appearance on the Streets of Springfield--Scenes\u003cbr\u003e     in the Law-Office--Forebodings of a \"Great of Miserable End\"--An\u003cbr\u003e     Evening Whit Lincoln in Chicago--Lincoln's Tenderness to His\u003cbr\u003e     Relatives--Death of His Father--A Sensible Adviser--Care of His\u003cbr\u003e     Step-Mother--Tribute From Her\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VIII\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Lincoln as a Lawyer--His Appearance in Court--Reminiscences of a\u003cbr\u003e     Law-Student in Lincoln's Office--An \"Office Copy\" of Byron--Novel\u003cbr\u003e     Way of Keeping Partnership Accounts--Charges for Legal\u003cbr\u003e     Services--Trial of Bill Armstrong--Lincoln before a Jury--Kindness\u003cbr\u003e     toward Unfortunate Clients--Refusing to Defend Guilty\u003cbr\u003e     Men--Courtroom Anecdotes--Anecdotes of Lincoln at the Bar--Some\u003cbr\u003e     Striking Opinions of Lincoln as a Lawyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IX\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Lincoln and Slavery--The Issue Becoming More Sharply\u003cbr\u003e     Defined--Resistance to the Spread of Slavery--Views Expressed by\u003cbr\u003e     Lincoln in 1850--His Mind Made Up--Lincoln as a Party Leader--The\u003cbr\u003e     Kansas Struggle--Crossing Swords with Douglas--A Notable Speech by\u003cbr\u003e     Lincoln--Advice to Kansas Belligerents--Honor in Politics--Anecdote\u003cbr\u003e     of Lincoln and Yates--","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47177485713648,"sku":"2940014250306","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014250306_p0.jpg?v=1763603898","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014250306","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}