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Abraham Lincoln's remarkable emergence from the rural Midwest

and his rise to the presidency have been the stuff of romance and

legend. But as Douglas L. Wilson shows us in Honor's Voice,

Lincoln's transformation was not one long triumphal march, but a

process that was more than once seriously derailed. There were

times, in his journey from storekeeper and mill operator to lawyer

and member of the Illinois state legislature, when Lincoln lost his

nerve and self-confidence - on at least two occasions he became so

despondent as to appear suicidal - and when his acute emotional

vulnerabilities were exposed.

Focusing on the crucial years between 1831 and 1842, Wilson's

skillful analysis of the testimonies and writings of Lincoln's

contemporaries reveals the individual behind the legends. We see

Lincoln as a boy: not the dutiful son studying by firelight, but

the stubborn rebel determined to make something of himself. We see

him as a young man: not the ascendant statesman, but the canny

local politician who was renowned for his talents in wrestling and

storytelling (as well as for his extensive store of off-color

jokes). Wilson also reconstructs Lincoln's frequently anguished

personal life: his religious skepticism, recurrent bouts of

depression, and difficult relationships with women - from Ann

Rutledge to Mary Owens to Mary Todd.

Meticulously researched and well written, this is a fascinating

book that makes us reexamine our ideas about one of the icons of

American history.

From the Hardcover edition.

Introduction 

NEW SALEM (i831--37)

One / Wrestling with the Evidence 

Two / Serf-Education

Three / Finding a Vocation 

Four / Women 

Five / Breaking into Politics 

SPRINCFIELD (i837--42)

Six / Springfield

Seven / Campaign and Courtship 

Eight / The Mary Todd "Embrigglement" 

Nine / Honor 

Ten / Transitions and Transformation 

Notes 

Acknowledgments

Index

Douglas L. Wilson is Saunders Director of the International

Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello in Charlottesville,

Virginia.

From the Hardcover edition.

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Abraham Lincoln's remarkable emergence from the rural Midwest and his rise to the presidency have been the stuff of romance and legend. But as Douglas L. Wilson shows us in Honor's Voice, Lincoln's transformation was not one long triumphal march, but a process that was more than once seriously derailed. There were times, in his journey from storekeeper and mill operator to lawyer and member of the Illinois state legislature, when Lincoln lost his nerve and self-confidence - on at least two occasions he became so despondent as to appear suicidal - and when his acute emotional vulnerabilities were exposed.

Focusing on the crucial years between 1831 and 1842, Wilson's skillful analysis of the testimonies and writings of Lincoln's contemporaries reveals the individual behind the legends. We see Lincoln as a boy: not the dutiful son studying by firelight, but the stubborn rebel determined to make something of himself. We see him as a young man: not the ascendant statesman, but the canny local politician who was renowned for his talents in wrestling and storytelling (as well as for his extensive store of off-color jokes). Wilson also reconstructs Lincoln's frequently anguished personal life: his religious skepticism, recurrent bouts of depression, and difficult relationships with women - from Ann Rutledge to Mary Owens to Mary Todd.

Meticulously researched and well written, this is a fascinating book that makes us reexamine our ideas about one of the icons of American history.

From the Hardcover edition.