- Abraham Lincoln: A History (Volume 1)
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This is the biography of Abraham Lincoln, written by two of his private secretaries.
- Chapters
- Author's Preface
- Lineage
- Indiana
- Illinois in 1830
- New Salem
- Lincoln in the Black Hawk War
- Surveyor and Representative
- Legislative Experience
- The Lincoln-Stone Protest
- Collapse of the System
- Early Law Practice
- Marriage
- The Shields Duel
- The Campaign of 1844
- Campaign for Congress
- The Thirtieth Congress
- A Fortunate Escape
- The Circuit Lawyer
- The Balance of Power
- The Repeal of Missouri Compromise
- The Drift of Politics
- Lincoln and Trumbull
- The Border Ruffians
- The Bogus Laws
- The Topeka Constitution
- Civil War in Kansas