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The Lincoln miracle : inside the Republican convention that changed history, Edward Achorn

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The Lincoln miracle : inside the Republican convention that changed history
Title
The Lincoln miracle
Title remainder
inside the Republican convention that changed history
Statement of responsibility
Edward Achorn
Title variation
Inside the Republican convention that changed history
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"The vivid, behind-the-scenes story of perhaps the most consequential political moment in America's history-Abraham Lincoln's epochal nomination as the Republican Party's candidate for president in 1860. Illinois lawyer Abraham Lincoln had a record of political failure. In 1858, he had lost a celebrated Senate bid against incumbent Stephen Douglas, his second failed Senate run, and had not held public office since one term in Congress a decade earlier. As the Republican National Convention opened in mid-May 1860 in Chicago, New York Senator William Seward was the overwhelming favorite for the presidential nomination, with Salmon Chase and Edward Bates in the running. Few thought Lincoln stood a chance-though Illinois judge David Davis had come to fight for his friend anyway. Such was the political landscape as Edward Achorn's The Lincoln Miracle opens on Saturday, May 12, 1860. Chronicling the tense political drama as it unfolded over the next six days, Achorn explores the genius of Lincoln's quiet strategy, the vicious partisanship tearing apart America over racism and slavery, and booming Chicago as a symbol of the modernization transforming the nation. Closely following the shrewd insiders on hand, from Seward power broker Thurlow Weed to editor Horace Greeley, Achorn brings alive arguably the most important political turning point in our history. From smoky hotel rooms to night marches by the Wide Awakes, the new Republican youth organization, to fiery speeches on the floor of the giant convention center called The Wigwam, Achorn portrays a political climate even more contentious than our own today, out of which the seemingly impossible long shot prevailed. As atmospheric and original as Achorn's previous Every Drop of Blood, The Lincoln Miracle is essential reading for any Lincoln aficionado as it is for anyone who cares about our nation's history"--
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Biography type
contains biographical information
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DLC
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Achorn, Edward,
Dewey number
324.973/068
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
E440
LC item number
.A24 2023
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Lincoln, Abraham
  • Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
  • Republican National Convention
  • Presidents
  • United States
Label
The Lincoln miracle : inside the Republican convention that changed history, Edward Achorn
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-501) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
  • First edition.
  • First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition
Extent
viii, 516 pages
Isbn
9780802160621
Isbn Type
(hardcover)
Lccn
2022042883
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
2022042883
Label
The Lincoln miracle : inside the Republican convention that changed history, Edward Achorn
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-501) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
  • First edition.
  • First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition
Extent
viii, 516 pages
Isbn
9780802160621
Isbn Type
(hardcover)
Lccn
2022042883
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
2022042883

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