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Overview"The relationship between Abraham Lincoln and his two most influential ancestors, his mother and ""the Virginia planter,"" a slaveholder, a shadowy grandfather he likely never met, is rarely mentioned in Lincoln biographies or in history texts. However, Lincoln, forever linked to the cause of freedom and equality in America, spoke candidly of the planter to his law partner, Billy Herndon, who recalled his words, ""My mother inherited his qualities and I hers. All that I am or ever hope to be I get from my mother—God bless her."" This vital two-generation relationship was nonetheless problematic. In Lincoln's boyhood the planter was a figure he ridiculed while in his young manhood the planter evolved into a role model whom Lincoln revered and associated with Jefferson's overdue ideal that ""all men are created equal."" Thus galvanized ""by blood"" to educate himself, to stand for election and to oppose slavery, Lincoln quit farming at age 22. This book explains how he thus followed an inherited family dream." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Wayne SoiniPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Weight: 0.303kg ISBN: 9781476688121ISBN 10: 1476688125 Pages: 277 Publication Date: 30 May 2022 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"Acknowledgments Preface A Note on Method and Sources Source Abbreviations Part One: Reports 1. Nancy Hanks, Backwoods Debater (circa 1800) 2. The Weaving Shed Story (1817 or 1818) 3. Two Scary Grandfathers (Lincoln's Boyhood) 4. Lincoln Investigates His Grandfathers (1848 and 1854) 5. What Lincoln Told Billy Herndon (circa 1851) 6. What Lincoln Told the ""Special Correspondent"" (1860) 7. Lincoln's ""Great Cause"" (1863) Part Two: Reflections 8. Lincoln's Mother, Lincoln's Hero 9. Nancy Hanks at and Outside of the Berrys' 10. First Fruits: Sally, the Lincolns' Firstborn 11. The Great Educational Debate 12. The Winter of the Deep Snow 13. A Meditation on Lucy Hanks, Her Impact on Her Daughter, and on Lincoln 14. What Lincoln Told Neither Herndon Nor the Special Correspondent 15. The Farmers and the Enslaved 16. Lincoln and His Ancestors Part Three: Recapitulation 17. Lincoln's Hope of an Immortal Name Afterword Appendix A: Lincoln: Uncertainty, Probabilities and the Census of 1850: A Speculative Essay Appendix B: Lincoln's Schooling (An Approximation) Appendix C: Lincoln's Early Encounters with Enslaved Persons and Statements About Slavery Appendix D: Lincoln's Campaigns for Public Office Chapter Notes Bibliography Index"ReviewsAuthor InformationWayne Soini is a retired labor lawyer living in Gloucester, Massachusetts. He has researched and written six nonfiction books. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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