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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 Whitney’s work in full. Whitney’s work reveals the legal and political spheres where Lincoln moved while providing eyewitness accounts and intimate stories shared by Lincoln himself. Whitney’s unique vantage point informs analyses of everything from Lincoln’s melancholic temperament to his colorful early career to views on his marriage and family life. Burlingame places Whitney’s 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.
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Drawn to poetry throughout his life, Abraham Lincoln read verse for comfort and pleasure, used it in his writings and speeches, and looked to it for insights into spiritual matters and politics, and spontaneously recited it in dark moments to lift his spirits. Christopher Sullivan's engaging exploration focuses on the role of poetry in Lincoln's life and thought. As Sullivan shows, the poetic prose of Lincoln's most famous writings and oratory drew on an ear for verse he began to cultivate during his frontier youth. Full versions of Lincoln's own published and unpublished poetry provide fascinating context for his work before and during his political career while shedding light on his state of mind during the crisis of an existential war. Sullivan also considers Lincoln's relationship with poetry against a backdrop of what poetry is, how it operates, and how it may resurface in prose. A journalistic look at the crossroads of art and leadership, Lincoln's Poetry adds a surprising yet vital dimension to our perceptions of the sixteenth president.