Lincoln's boys : John Hay, John Nicolay, and the war for Lincoln's image /
Joshua Zeitz.
- viii, 390 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-374) and index.
Prologue: June 13, 1905 -- Exile in the west -- The homes of free white people -- It was my privilege to witness -- The prairies are on fire -- Wide awake -- A young man of his age -- Despotic act in the cause of union -- God placed him where he is -- New birth of freedom -- His heart was too sad -- Europe -- Pike County balladeer -- Breadwinners -- A model for all good little boys to follow -- Our ideal hero -- We are Lincoln men all through -- Lincolniana -- The fellows who came of age in the Lincoln years -- Epilogue: July 25, 1947.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 --Friends and associates. Hay, John, 1838-1905 Nicolay, John G. 1832-1901. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 --Influence.