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Sixteenth president-in-waiting : Abraham Lincoln and the Springfield dispatches of Henry Villard, 1860-1861 /

Authors:
Burlingame, Michael, Villard, Henry,
Other Authors:
Burlingame, Michael, 1941- editor.
Item ID:
71201800200012
Publisher:
Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2018.
ISBN:
9780809336432; 080933643X; 9780809336449
Call Number:
E457
Physical Description:
ix, 407 pages ; 24 cm
Topic:
Presidents -- Election -- 1860 -- Press coverage -- United States.
Political campaigns -- History -- 19th century -- Press coverage -- United States.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Political career before 1861 -- Press coverage.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1857-1861 -- Press coverage.
Note:
"The most noteworthy reporting of German-born Henry Villard dates from late 1860 and early 1861, when he was embedded in Springfield, Illinois, after Abraham Lincoln's election to the presidency and before his inauguration. Michael Burlingame has organized and annotated all of Villard's dispatches from November 1860 to January 1861"-- Provided by publisher.; Includes bibliographical references and index.
OCLC Number:
ocn982091608
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Available for Viewing:
By appointment only
Category:
Books & Pamphlets