{"product_id":"abes-youth-shaping-the-future-president-paperback-softback-9780253043894","title":"Abe's Youth; Shaping the Future President (Paperback \/ softback) 9780253043894","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAbe's Youth\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eShaping the Future President\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam Bartelt (Author), Joshua Claybourn (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253043894\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 October 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages, 20 b\u0026amp;w illus., 2 maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.522 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAbe's Youth\u003c\/i\u003e is positively fascinating, and not just for those who are interested in Abraham Lincoln. This book in many ways provides a history of the first 100 years of Spencer County, IN.\"—Kathy Tretter, \u003ci\u003eThe Spencer County Leader\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The editors have at last made easily available a host of sources, barely known or unknown even to Lincoln experts, and this compactness alone provides their purpose. Yet for the casual reader interested in the springtime of Lincoln's life, these now-uncovered tales also trot along at a summertime clip. It is fine reading — what Herndon missed, the Indiana historians found. Among these 30 short sections, we find rich clues to such questions as 'Why did Lincoln become a Henry Clay Whig rather than an Andrew Jackson Democrat?' and 'Was his background a burden, or an inspiration, to his later greatness?' Women like Ida Tarbell and Bess V. Ehrmann; men like John Iglehart and Roscoe Kiper now blaze our path anew. Here you will even find precise details from a settler on how to make a fire, and the fascinating terms those folk used for the tools. \"—James M. Cornelius, Ph.D., Editor, Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association\u003cbr\u003e \"William Bartelt and Joshua Claybourn have done Lincoln scholars and the general public an immensely valuable service. Aware of both the value and the limitations of the Lincoln Inquiry's evidence regarding Lincoln's Hoosier roots, they have here produced a careful, meticulous and balanced volume of primary source material that will be indispensable for anyone who wishes to investigate Lincoln's Indiana years.\"—Brian Dirck, Professor of History, Anderson University, and \u003ci\u003eauthor of Lincoln in Indiana\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Abe's Youth offers a fascinating, in-depth examination of the future president and the time and environment in which he grew up.\"—Johnson County Historical Society\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eAbe's Youth\u003c\/i\u003e provides a convenient way to access some of the important work of the Indiana Lincoln Inquiry.\"—\u003ci\u003eIndiana Magazine of History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince his death, Abraham Lincoln has been celebrated as savior of the Union, proponent for emancipation, president of the United States, and skilled statesman. Although Lincoln's adult life has been well documented and analyzed, most biographers have regarded his early years as inconsequential to his career and accomplishments.\u003cbr\u003e In 1920 a group of historians known as the Lincoln Inquiry were determined to give Lincoln's formative years their due. \u003ci\u003eAbe's Youth\u003c\/i\u003e takes a look into their writings, which focus on Lincoln's life between 7 and 21 years of age. By filling in the gaps on Lincoln's childhood, these authors shed light on how his experiences growing up influenced the man he became. As the first fully annotated edition of the Lincoln Inquiry papers, \u003ci\u003eAbe's Youth\u003c\/i\u003e offers indispensable reading for anyone hoping to learn about Lincoln's early life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e Preface \u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Works from Indiana's Lincoln Inquiry\u003cbr\u003e Part 1: Lincoln's Hoosier Influences\u003cbr\u003e 1. Lincoln's Boyhood Days in Indiana \/ Roscoe Kiper\u003cbr\u003e 2. Lincoln's Environment in Indiana \/ Roscoe Kiper\u003cbr\u003e 3. Lincoln in Indiana \/ William Fortune\u003cbr\u003e Part 2: Lincoln's Neighbors and Influences\u003cbr\u003e 4. Lincoln's Indiana Neighbors \/ Bess V. Ehrmann\u003cbr\u003e 5. Life of James Gentry Jr. \/ J. Helen Rhoades\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Grigsbys \/ Calder (Bess) Ehrmann\u003cbr\u003e 7. More Lincoln Memories \/ Nancy Grigsby Inco\u003cbr\u003e 8. Biographical Sketch of Josiah and Elizabeth (Anderson) Crawford \/ Will Adams\u003cbr\u003e 9. Daniel Grass \/ Laura Mercy Wright\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Athe Meeks Sr. Tragedy \/ Aaron Meeks\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Mystery of Lincoln's Melancholy \/ Louis A. Warren\u003cbr\u003e 12. Lincoln and the Wool-Carder's Beautiful Niece \/ Jesse N. Weik\u003cbr\u003e 13. Word Pictures of Pioneer Families and Lincoln Contemporaries \/ Bess V. Ehrmann\u003cbr\u003e 14. Interviews with Spencer County Pioneers about 1895 \/ T. H. Masterson\u003cbr\u003e 15. Early Days in Spencer County \/ Daniel Hayford\u003cbr\u003e Part 3: Lincoln's Neighborhood and Environment\u003cbr\u003e 16. The Lincolns and Their Home in Spencer County, Indiana \/ C. C. Scheeder\u003cbr\u003e 17. An Interview with James Atlas Jones on the Lincoln Cabin in Spencer County \/ George H. Honig\u003cbr\u003e 18. The Lincolns' Eastward Environment \/ Thomas James de la Hunt\u003cbr\u003e 19. Some Early Troy History \/ Sallie Bergenroth\u003cbr\u003e 20. Early Agriculture in Spencer County, Indiana \/ David H. Morgan\u003cbr\u003e 21. Materia Medica of Pioneer Indiana \/ H. C. Knapp\u003cbr\u003e Part 4: Lincoln and the Law\u003cbr\u003e 22. Environment and Opportunities of Lincoln in Indiana \/ Elbert Hayford\u003cbr\u003e 23. John A. Brackenridge \/ Eldora Minor Raleigh\u003cbr\u003e 24. John Pitcher \/ Alice L. Harper Hanby\u003cbr\u003e 25. Judge John Pitcher \/ John E. Cox\u003cbr\u003e Part 5: The Lincoln Inquiry\u003cbr\u003e 26. The Environments of Abraham Lincoln in Indiana: The Best Witnesses \/ Anna C. O'Flynn\u003cbr\u003e 27. The Lincolns in Spencer County \/ Ida D. Armstrong\u003cbr\u003e 28. The Artist's Ideal of Lincoln \/ George H. Honig\u003cbr\u003e 29. What Indiana Did for Lincoln \/ Bess V. Ehrmann\u003cbr\u003e 30. Correspondence Between Lincoln Historians and This Society \/ John H. Iglehart\u003cbr\u003e Lincoln and Southwestern Indiana Chronology\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52525280100632,"sku":"9780253043894","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/abes-youth-shaping-the-future-president-paperback-softback-9780253043894","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}