Abraham Lincoln, a history

Includes index (in volume 10) and bibliographical notes v. 1. Lineage -- Indiana -- Illinois in 1830 -- New Salem -- Lincoln in the Black Hawk War -- Surveyor and representative -- Legislative experience -- The Lincoln-Stone experience -- Collapse of "The system" -- Early law practice -- Marriage -- The Shields duel -- The campaign of 1844 -- Lincoln's campaign for Congress -- The Thirtieth Congress -- A fortunate escape -- The Circuit lawyer -- The balance of power -- Repeal of the Missouri Compromise -- The drift of politics -- Lincoln and Trumbull -- The Border Ruffians -- The bogus laws -- The Topeka Constitution -- Civil War in Kansas -- v. 2. Jefferson Davis on rebellion -- The Conventions of 1856 -- Congressional Ruffianism -- The Dred Scott decision -- Douglas and Lincoln on Dred Scott -- The Lecompton Constitution -- The revolt of Douglas -- The Lincoln-Douglas debates -- The Freeport Doctrine -- Lincoln's Ohio speeches -- Harper's Ferry -- Lincoln's Cooper Institute speech -- The Charleston Convention -- The Baltimore nominations -- The Chicago Convention -- Lincoln elected -- Beginnings of rebellion -- The Cabinet cabal -- From the ballot to the bullet -- Major Anderson -- The Charleston Forts -- The President's message -- The Charleston conspirators -- Mr. Buchanan's truce -- The retirement of Cass -- The Senate committee of thirteen -- The House committee of thirty-three -- The conspiracy proclaimed -- The forty muskets -- v. 3. South Carolina secession -- Personal liberty bills -- The surrender programme -- Fort Sumter -- A blundering commission -- The Cabinet regime -- The "Star of the West" -- Anderson's truce -- The military situation at Charleston -- The national defense -- The Sumter and Pickens truce -- The cotton "republics" -- The Montgomery Confederacy -- Failure of compromise -- The constitutional amendment -- The president-elect -- Stephens's speech -- Questions and answers -- Springfield to Washington -- Lincoln's secret night journey --