Abraham Lincoln : the people's leader in the struggle for national existence

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"With the above is included the speech delivered by Lincoln in New York, February 27, 1860; with an introduction by Charles C. Nott, late Chief Justice of the Court of Claims, and annotations by Judge Nott and by Cephas Brainerd of the New York Bar"--T.p Includes index Evolution of the man -- Work at the bar and entrance into politics -- The fight against the extension of slavery -- Lincoln as president organizes the people for the maintenance of national existence -- The beginning of the Civil War -- The dark days of 1862 -- The third and crucial year of the war -- The final campaign -- Lincoln's task ended -- Appendix. Lincoln's Cooper Institute address -- Introductory note -- Correspondence with Robert Lincoln, Nott, and Brainerd -- Introduction -- Correspondence with Lincoln -- Title page of original issue -- Offices of the Republican Union -- Preface to the Lincoln address -- The Cooper Institute address A centennial biography focused on the war years Monaghan, J. Lincoln bibliography Oakleaf, J. Lincoln bibliography Lincoln copies: Bound in cloth; frontispiece Lincoln copy 1: [5] p. of the publisher's advertisements at end Lincoln copy 2, 3, 4: [4] p. of the publisher's advertisements at end Lincoln copy 2, 3, 4 without date on t.p Lincoln copy 4: Handwritten signature in ink on flyleaf: T.J. Henriott, Nov. 18, 1938 1 18
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