Lincoln’s Boys. John Hay, John Nicolay, and the war for Lincoln’s image

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Title: Lincoln’s Boys. John Hay, John Nicolay, and the war for Lincoln’s image. 
Summary: Lincoln’s official secretaries John Hay and John Nicolay enjoyed more access, witnessed more history, and knew Lincoln better than anyone outside of the president’s immediate family. Hay and Nicolay were the gatekeepers of the Lincoln legacy. They read poetry and attended the theatre with the president, commiserated with him over Union army setbacks, and plotted electoral strategy. They were present at every seminal event, from the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation to Lincoln’s delivery of the Gettysburg Address and they wrote about it after his death.
In their biography of Lincoln, Hay and Nicolay fought to establish Lincoln’s heroic legacy and to preserve a narrative that saw slavery, not states’ rights as the sole cause of the Civil War. As Joshua Zeitz shows, the image of a humble man with uncommon intellect who rose from obscurity to become a storied wartime leader and emancipator is very much their creation.

Drawing on letters, diaries, and memoirs, Lincoln’s Boys is part political drama and part coming-of-age tale a fascinating story of friendship, politics, war, and the contest over history and remembrance.
Author: Joshua Zeitz
Publisher: Viking. New York. 
Year Published: 2014
Edition: 1st Edition
Dimensions: 23cm x 15.5cm 
Binding type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780670025664
Notes: 
SKU: VSS / 261 / G / 7059 / 5402
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Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Handling marks, marks
Book condition: Very good. Handling marks, marks
Binding: Intact
Pages: 390 pages
 
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