| CHAPTER | PAGE | | I. | Lincoln in Kentucky | 15 | | II. | Lincoln's Environment in Indiana | 21 | | III. | The Political Hero of New Salem | 39 | | IV. | Practical Legislator | 58 | | V. | Protestor and Patriot | 76 | | VI. | Partisan in State and National Affairs | 87 | | VII. | Restless Political Ambition | 109 | | VIII. | Lincoln Opposes the Inception of the Mexican War in Congress | 121 | | IX. | Lincoln's Attack on Slavery in Congress | 135 | | X. | The School of Solitude | 152 | | XI. | An Emancipated Politician | 162 | | XII. | The Pilot of the New Faith in Illinois | 181 | | XIII. | Lincoln and the Dred Scott Decision | 197 | | XIV. | Leader of the Republican Party in Illinois | 201 | | XV. | The Dawn of National Leadership | 207 | | XVI. | The Political Philosophy of Abraham Lincoln | 213 | | Bibliography | 223 | | Index | 227 |
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