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Lincoln the Citizen, February 12, 1809 to March 4, 1861

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Written by a longtime friend and ally, Lincoln the Citizen offers a rare character study and insightful biography of Lincoln before he became president. Michael Burlingame restores material cut by editors of the original 1907 publication to present Henry Clay Whitneys work in full.

Whitneys work reveals the legal and political spheres where Lincoln moved while providing eyewitness accounts and intimate stories shared by Lincoln himself. Whitneys unique vantage point informs analyses of everything from Lincolns melancholic temperament to his colorful early career to views on his marriage and family life. Burlingame places Whitneys singular contributions within Lincoln studies but also weighs criticisms of the book and disputes over what information the author may or may not have invented.

A restored edition of an invaluable memoir, Lincoln the Citizen presents a wealth of overlooked biographical detail by one of the people who knew Lincoln best.

Henry Clay Whitney (1831-1905) was a lawyer and personal friend of Abraham Lincoln. His other books include Lincoln the President, March 4, 1861 to May 3, 1865Michael Burlingame is a professor of history and the Lynn Distinguished Chairperson at the University of Illinois Springfield. He has written and edited twenty-one Lincoln books, among them The Black Mans President: Abraham Lincoln, African Americans, and the Pursuit of Racial Equality and An American Marriage: The Untold Story of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd.

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Editorial Method

Chapter I. Lineage, Parentage, and Childhood

Chapter II. Youth

Chapter III. Lincoln as a Laborer

Chapter IV. The Romance of New Salem

Chapter V. Lincoln as a Storekeeper

Chapter VI. Soldier, Surveyor, and Postmaster

Chapter VII. Lincolns Early Love Romance

Chapter VIII. State Legislator

Chapter IX. Congressman

Chapter X. Citizen and Neighbor

Chapter XI. Lawyer

Chapter XII. Lincolns Religion

Chapter XIII. Lincolns Mental and Moral Natures

Chapter XIV. Free-Soil Advocate

Chapter XV. Attainment of the Presidency

Chapter XVI. Inauguration as President

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