TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chadwick,Bruce
TI  - Lincoln for president: an unlikely candidate, an audacious strategy, and the victory no one saw coming 
SN  - 9781402225048
AV  - E457 .C437 2009
U1  - 973.7092 22
PY  - 0000///
CY  - Naperville, Ill.
PB  - Sourcebooks, Inc.
KW  - Lincoln, Abraham,
KW  - Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
KW  - fast
KW  - Presidential candidates
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - Presidents
KW  - Election
KW  - 1860
KW  - Political campaigns
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Abraham Lincoln's political career before 1861
KW  - Political and social views
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1857-1861
KW  - Biographies
KW  - lcgft
N1  - 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
N2  - Provides an overview of the election of 1860 and the administration of President Abraham Lincoln, using a variety of source materials
ER  -