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Auteur(s) : Emerson, Jason (1975-....)
Titre(s) : Giant in the shadows [Texte imprimé] : the life of Robert T. Lincoln / Jason Emerson
Publication : Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, c2012
Description matérielle : xiv, 600 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Comprend : Introduction ; "I was born in the Globe Tavern" ; "Is bicarb a swear word" ; "The
most profitable [year] of my life" ; "Robert Lincoln has been dubbed the prince of
rails!" ; "He is only Mr. Robert Lincoln, of Cambridge" ; "A very dreadful night"
; "I feel utterly without spirit or courage" ; "One of the most promising young
men of the West" ; "I am likely to have a great deal of trouble" ; "I am in better
shape than most" ; "I have done my duty as I best know" ; "I could have stopped
this scheme with little trouble" ; "I don't want to be Minister to England or anywhere
else" ; "How many hours of sorrow have I passed in this town" ; "The best Secretary
of War since Jefferson Davis" ; "I am not a candidate" ; "I expect only the greatest
satisfaction" ; "I don't want to be nobody nor nothink except a Chicago shyster"
; "As much a man of destiny as his lamented father" ; "Minister Lincoln was quietness
personified" ; "What would his father say?" ; "I am now a Vermont farmer!" ; "My
filial gratitude cannot find adequate expression" ; "I am now enjoying life" ; "He
simply went to sleep" ; Epilogue: "His own place in the sun".
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (p. 553-584) and index
Emerson, after nearly ten years of research, draws upon previously unavailable materials
to offer the first truly definitive biography of the famous lawyer, businessman, and
statesman who, much more than merely the son of Americas most famous president, made
his own indelible mark on one of the most progressive and dynamic eras in United States
history
Sujet(s) : Lincoln, Robert Todd (1843-1926)
Politique et gouvernement -- États-Unis -- 1865-1933
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780809330553 (alk. paper). - ISBN 0809330555 (alk. paper). - ISBN 9780809390717
(erroné) (ebook). - ISBN 080939071X (erroné) (ebook)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb427579752
Notice n° :
FRBNF42757975
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