Looking for Lincoln in Illinois Lincoln and Mormon Country / Bryon C. Andreasen.

Author/creator Andreasen, Bryon C.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCarbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2015]
Descriptionxii, 115 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
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Contents Introduction: Did Abraham Lincoln meet Joseph Smith? -- Part I. Nauvoo -- Lincoln and Nauvoo -- Unsuccessful peacemaker -- Nauvoo and Lincoln's Whig rivals -- Abraham Jonas, Whig politician -- The battle of Nauvoo -- Mormon emissary to Lincoln -- Daniel Wells, Nauvoo Whig -- Stephen A. Douglas and Nauvoo -- Lincoln and Joseph Smith III -- The president and the apostle -- Lincoln and the gunsmith -- Part II. Carthage -- Hancock County's Lincoln -- Lincoln's failed murder case -- Lincoln's Carthage speech -- Lincoln's agricultural world -- Hamilton House -- Lincoln's "confidential friend" -- Part III. Greater Hancock County -- Lincoln comes to Dallas City -- Lincoln in La Harpe -- The other Abraham Lincoln -- Lincoln campaigns in Augusta -- Lincoln's Warsaw secretary -- Part IV. Nauvoo-to-Springfield travel route -- Lincoln-era Plymouth -- Lincoln's Rushville reception -- Captain Dutch's Halfway House -- Part V. Springfield -- Globe Tavern -- James Adams residence -- Federal Courtroom (Tinsley Building) -- Old State Capitol -- The American House -- Part VI. Zion's camp routes -- Macon County: first home and sham battle -- Jacksonville: politics and preaching -- Quincy: debate site and city of refuge.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (page 103) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015010580
ISBN9780809333844 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0809333848 (pbk. : alk. paper)