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John George Nicolay : the man in Lincoln's shadow
"John G. Nicolay, Lincoln's private secretary, was a German immigrant raised on the American frontier and first met Lincoln as a clerk in the Office of the Illinois State Secretary. Lincoln came to like Nicolay and eventually appointed him as secretary during his presidential campaign of 1...
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| Language: | English |
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Knoxville, TN :
The University of Tennessee Press,
[2019]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- From Essingen to Pittsfield: the Americanization of Johann Georg Nicolai
- Springfield: Gateway to Washington
- A slow, strategic train to Washington
- Lincoln's choice of Nicolay: the importance of being German
- Private secretary: a new role, 1861
- War on many fronts, 1862
- Emancipation, euphoria, and frustration, 1863
- Victory and tragedy, 1864-1865
- To Paris and back: the search for significance
- Crafting the Lincoln legacy: Abraham Lincoln, a history
- The apotheosis of Abraham Lincoln: assessing the Lincoln history
- Assessing the man in Lincoln's shadow: full measure of devotion
- Appendix serialization of Abraham Lincoln: a history in Century Magazine.