Dispatches from Lincoln's White House

by William Osborn Stoddard

William O. Stoddard's memoirs as President Abraham Lincoln's third secretary reveal a perspective of the president rarely viewed. In this collection of 120 weekly dispatches submitted to the New York Examiner under the pseudonym "Illinois," Stoddard sheds new light on Lincoln and his era. These documents provide commentary on Lincoln's personal circumstances as well as events in Washington and on military, diplomatic, economic, and political...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803292902
• ISBN13: 9780803292901
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 287 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"