xi, 347 pages, 8 unnumbered pagess of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-331) and index
Contents:
1809-1830: youth George Washington and liberty 1830-1840: manhood Thomas Paine, laughter, and reason 1840-1852: maturity Henry Clay and the Fourth of July 1854: the repeal of the Missouri Compromise 1855-1858: running for senate 1859-1860: running for president Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence. The towering genius (I) The election of 1860. The towering genius (II) 1861-1863: war, emancipation Preamble to the Constitution 1864-1865: war, death God the father 1865: victory. The towering genius (III) Epilogue: One old man
