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- Lincoln and the Speeds /
- Authors:
- Bush, Bryan S.,
- Item ID:
- 71200908404232
- Publisher:
- Morley, Mo. : Acclaim Press, c2008.
- Edition:
- Bicentennial ed.
- ISBN:
- 9780979880261; 0979880262
- Call Number:
- E457.2 .B98 2008
- Physical Description:
- 192 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
- Topic:
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
- Slavery -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
- Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
- Friendship -- United States -- Case studies.
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Friends and associates.
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
- Speed, James, 1812-1887.
- Speed, Joshua F. (Joshua Fry), 1814-1882.
- Kentucky -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
- Kentucky -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.
- Note:
- "The untold story of a devoted and enduring friendship"--Cover, p. [1].; Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-185) and index.; Lincoln's Kentucky connection -- Life on the plantation -- Lincoln and Joshua Speed in Springfield -- Lincoln visits Farmington -- James and Joshua elected to office -- Slavery becomes an issue -- The presidential election of 1860 -- War! -- Grant takes control in the West -- The Emancipation Proclamation -- Joining the Unconditional Union Party -- James becomes Attorney General -- The death of Lincoln -- The trial of Jefferson Davis -- James returns home.
- OCLC Number:
- ocn226235825
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Available for Viewing:
- By appointment only
- Category:
- Books & Pamphlets