Lincoln for President: An Underdog's Path to the 1860 Republican Nomination

by Timothy S. Good

This is a narrative of Abraham Lincoln's bid for the White House from 1858 through 1860. Lincoln seemed like a long shot from the beginning--a one term congressmen, he'd never served as a judge or governor or in any statewide office, and he had lost two campaigns for the U.S. Senate. How, then, did he overtake several seemingly better-qualified candidates to ultimately defeat William Seward for his young party's nomination? This work offers a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786439572
• ISBN13: 9780786439577
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher