Lincoln's Confidant

Lincoln's Confidant
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Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Total Pages : 437
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ISBN-10 : 9780252050916
ISBN-13 : 0252050916
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Book Synopsis Lincoln's Confidant by : Wayne C. Temple

Download or read book Lincoln's Confidant written by Wayne C. Temple and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2019-02-01 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the legendary Lincoln scholar Wayne C. Temple comes the long-awaited full-length biography of Noah Brooks, the influential Illinois journalist who championed Abraham Lincoln in Illinois state politics and became his almost daily companion at the White House. Best remembered as one of the president's few true intimates, Brooks was also a nationally recognized man of letters, who mingled with the likes of Mark Twain and Bret Harte. Temple draws on archives and papers long thought lost to re-create Brooks's colorful life and relationship with Lincoln. Brooks's closeness to the president made him privy to Lincoln's thoughts on everything from literature to spirituality. Their frank conversations contributed to the wealth of journalism and personal observations that would make Brooks's writings a much-quoted source for historians and biographers of Lincoln. A carefully researched and well-documented scholarly resource, Lincoln's Confidant is the story of an extraordinary friendship by one of the luminaries of Lincoln scholarship.


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