by Mark E . Neely (Introduction), F . B . Carpenter (Author)
Presents an account of the author's experience at the White House in which he watched the daily parade of petitioners who came to Abraham Lincoln's office - worried mothers, desperate job-seekers, needy widows and orphans. It reveals Lincoln's own account of the decision to abolish slavery by proclamation.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 01 Jun 1995
ISBN 10: 0803263651
ISBN 13: 9780803263659