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BL
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963754
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b718124
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| Main Entry
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Chadwick, Bruce.
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| Title & Author
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Lincoln for president : : an unlikely candidate, an audacious strategy, and the victory no one saw coming /\ Bruce Chadwick.
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| Publication Statement
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Naperville, Ill. :: Sourcebooks, Inc.,, ©2009.
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xviii, 396 pages ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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1402225040
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: 1402244835
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: 9781402225048
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: 9781402244834
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-379) and index.
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| Contents
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Invading the wigwam. Lincoln enters the ring ; A politician of unwavering ambition ; The relentless little giant ; The Democrats split in two ; A great orator is born ; The underdog rail-splitter versus the firebrand senator ; One last night to steal the nomination ; The birth of the Seceders ; Will the House of Representatives elect the President? -- The presidential campaign of 1860. A great speaker is quiet ; Lincoln, the letter writer ; The wide awakes ; Disdain for the Secessionists ; The keys to victory ; Breck and Bell and give 'em hell ; The Douglas campaign ; The polls never lied ; Down to the wire ; All roads lead to New York ; The eleventh hour ; "Mary, Mary, we have been elected President" ; The inauguration of Abraham Lincoln.
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| Abstract
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Provides an overview of the election of 1860 and the administration of President Abraham Lincoln, using a variety of source materials.
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Lincoln, Abraham,1809-1865-- Political and social views.
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Lincoln, Abraham,1809-1865-- Political career before 1861.
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Lincoln, Abraham,1809-1865.
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Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
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Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
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Political campaigns-- United States-- History-- 19th century.
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Presidential candidates-- United States, Biography.
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Presidents-- United States-- Election-- 1860.
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Abraham Lincoln's political career before 1861.
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Political and social views.
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Political campaigns.
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Politics and government
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Presidential candidates.
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Presidents-- Election.
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United States, Politics and government, 1857-1861.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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973.7092
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| LC Classification
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E457.C437 2009
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