Herndon''s Life of Lincoln - The History and Personal Recollections of Abraham Lincoln

Informationen zum Autor William H. Herndon was Abraham Lincoln's law partner, close friend, and first great biographer. Klappentext William H. Herndon's Life of Lincoln, written to counteract the worshipful view of Abraham Lincoln held by the public, caused enormous controversy when first published in 1889. Unlike the hagiographies that celebrate the selflessness of the "Great Emancipator," Herndon's account emphasizes Lincoln's private life: his brooding, self-doubt, warring contradictions. Many have disputed Herndon's political and personal insights, in particular his famous conjecture of Lincoln's passion for Ann Rutledge, but no one denies the amazing amount of information he collected on his subject, the compelling narrative he wove from it, and the living portrait that emerges of Lincoln in all his human grandeur. Zusammenfassung William H. Herndon's Life of Lincoln, written to counteract the worshipful view of Abraham Lincoln held by the public, caused enormous controversy when first published in 1889. Unlike the hagiographies that celebrate the selflessness of the "Great Emancipator," Herndon's account emphasizes Lincoln's private life: his brooding, self-doubt, warring contradictions. Many have disputed Herndon's political and personal insights, in particular his famous conjecture of Lincoln's passion for Ann Rutledge, but no one denies the amazing amount of information he collected on his subject, the compelling narrative he wove from it, and the living portrait that emerges of Lincoln in all his human grandeur.

Product details

• Authors: W.h. Weik Herndon, William Herndon, William H. Herndon, William Henry Herndon, William Henry Weik Herndon, Jesse Weik
• Assisted by: Jesse William Weik (Photographs)
• Publisher: Perseus Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.1983
• EAN: 9780306801952
• ISBN: 978-0-306-80195-2
• No. of pages: 566
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, Biography: historical, political and military