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, 1865. Michael 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 Man’s President: Abraham Lincoln, African Americans, and the Pursuit of Racial Equality and An American Marriage: The Untold Story of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd.

“Whitney’s memoir is an extremely valuable view of Lincoln before Lincoln became the object of everyone’s view as the sixteenth president. This edition will clearly complement Burlingame’s other outstanding editions of Lincoln memoirists.”--Allen C. Guelzo, author of Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment

• 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. Lincoln’s Early Love Romance Chapter VIII. State Legislator Chapter IX. Congressman Chapter X. Citizen and Neighbor Chapter XI. Lawyer Chapter XII. Lincoln’s Religion Chapter XIII. Lincoln’s Mental and Moral Natures Chapter XIV. Free-Soil Advocate Chapter XV. Attainment of the Presidency Chapter XVI. Inauguration as President Index

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, 1865. Michael 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 Man’s President: Abraham Lincoln, African Americans, and the Pursuit of Racial Equality and An American Marriage: The Untold Story of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd.

“Whitney’s memoir is an extremely valuable view of Lincoln before Lincoln became the object of everyone’s view as the sixteenth president. This edition will clearly complement Burlingame’s other outstanding editions of Lincoln memoirists.”--Allen C. Guelzo, author of Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment

• 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. Lincoln’s Early Love Romance Chapter VIII. State Legislator Chapter IX. Congressman Chapter X. Citizen and Neighbor Chapter XI. Lawyer Chapter XII. Lincoln’s Religion Chapter XIII. Lincoln’s Mental and Moral Natures Chapter XIV. Free-Soil Advocate Chapter XV. Attainment of the Presidency Chapter XVI. Inauguration as President Index

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, 1865. Michael 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 Man’s President: Abraham Lincoln, African Americans, and the Pursuit of Racial Equality and An American Marriage: The Untold Story of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd.

“Whitney’s memoir is an extremely valuable view of Lincoln before Lincoln became the object of everyone’s view as the sixteenth president. This edition will clearly complement Burlingame’s other outstanding editions of Lincoln memoirists.”--Allen C. Guelzo, author of Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment

• 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. Lincoln’s Early Love Romance Chapter VIII. State Legislator Chapter IX. Congressman Chapter X. Citizen and Neighbor Chapter XI. Lawyer Chapter XII. Lincoln’s Religion Chapter XIII. Lincoln’s Mental and Moral Natures Chapter XIV. Free-Soil Advocate Chapter XV. Attainment of the Presidency Chapter XVI. Inauguration as President Index