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Lincoln's confidant : the life of Noah Brooks

Title
  1. Lincoln's confidant : the life of Noah Brooks / Wayne C. Temple ; edited by Douglas L. Wison and Rodney O. Davis ; introduction by Michael Burlingame.
Published by
  1. Urbana : Published by the Knox College Lincoln Studies Center and the University of Illinois Press, [2019]
  2. ©2019
Author
  1. Temple, Wayne Calhoun, 1924-

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Additional authors
  1. Wilson, Douglas L. (Douglas Lawson), 1935-
  2. Davis, Rodney O.
  3. Burlingame, Michael, 1941-
Description
  1. xvii, 283 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Summary
  1. "Acclaimed as one of the great Lincoln scholars, Wayne C. Temple offers the long-awaited first biography of Noah Brooks, the influential Illinois journalist who championed Abraham Lincoln in state politics and became his almost daily companion during the Civil War. Best remembered as one of the president's few true intimates, Brooks was also a nationally recognized man of letters who mingled with the likes of Mark Twain and Bret Harte. Temple draws on archives and papers long thought lost to re-create Brooks's colorful life and relationship with Lincoln. Brooks's closeness to the president made him privy to Lincoln's thoughts on everything from literature to spirituality. Their frank conversations contributed to the wealth of journalism and personal observations that still make Brooks a much-quoted source for biographers, historians, and Lincoln aficionados. A grand history and unparalleled scholarly resource, Lincoln's Confidant is the story of an extraordinary friendship by one of the giants of Lincoln scholarship."--Amazon.com.
Series statement
  1. The Knox College Lincoln Studies Center series
Uniform title
  1. Knox College Lincoln Studies Center series.
Subject
  1. United States
  2. Authors, American
  3. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
  4. Journalists
  5. Friendship
  6. Biographies
  7. United States > History > 1849-1877
  8. History
  9. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 > Friends and associates
  10. Biography
  11. Journalists > United States
  12. Brooks, Noah, 1830-1903
  13. Authors, American > 19th century > Biography
  14. 1800-1899
Genre/Form
  1. Biographies.
  2. Biography.
  3. History.
Call number
  1. JFE 19-5945
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-270) and index.
Author
  1. Temple, Wayne Calhoun, 1924- author.
Title
  1. Lincoln's confidant : the life of Noah Brooks / Wayne C. Temple ; edited by Douglas L. Wison and Rodney O. Davis ; introduction by Michael Burlingame.
Publisher
  1. Urbana : Published by the Knox College Lincoln Studies Center and the University of Illinois Press, [2019]
Copyright date
  1. ©2019
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Series
  1. The Knox College Lincoln Studies Center series
  2. Knox College Lincoln Studies Center series.
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-270) and index.
Chronological term
  1. 1800-1899
Added author
  1. Wilson, Douglas L. (Douglas Lawson), 1935- editor.
  2. Davis, Rodney O., editor.
  3. Burlingame, Michael, 1941- writer of introduction.
ISBN
  1. 9780252042171 (hardcover)
  2. 0252042174 (hardcover)
Research call number
  1. JFE 19-5945
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