Lincoln for president : an unlikely candidate, an audacious strategy, and the victory no one saw coming /

Chadwick, Bruce.

Lincoln for president : an unlikely candidate, an audacious strategy, and the victory no one saw coming / Bruce Chadwick. - Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks, Inc., - xviii, 396 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-379) and index.

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.

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 career before 1861.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 --Political and social views.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.


Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )


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Presidential candidates--United States--Biography.
Presidents--Election--United States--1860.
Political campaigns--History--United States--19th century.
Abraham Lincoln's political career before 1861.
Political and social views.
Political campaigns.
Politics and government
Presidential candidates.
Presidents--Election.


United States--Politics and government--1857-1861.
United States.


Biographies.
Biography.
History.
Biographies.

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