Nicolay and hay abraham lincoln a history

You are bidding on abraham lincolna history, by john g nicolay and john hay, published by the century co. Nicolay and john hay, who had worked alongside nicolay as assistant secretary to lincoln, collaborated on the official biography of the 16th president. An indispensable biography by abraham lincolns secretaries. A truly essential lincoln biography, authored by his secretaries, lincoln history. He was a member of the german branch of the nicolay family. Sharing that conclusion, he noted were two recent scholars who have maintained that john hays relationship with abraham lincoln was a. Abraham lincoln, a history, volume 2 by john george nicolay. Volume 4 chronicles lincoln s life from april to november 1861. Roosevelt was a longtime admirer of lincoln, and as a child.

A history volume 1 john hay 1835 1905 and john george nicolay 1832 1901 this is the biography of abraham lincoln, written by two of his private secretaries. Abraham lincoln, a history volume 02 by john hay and. A history is an 1890 tenvolume account of the life and times. John hay and john nicolay were lincolns personal secretaries while he was president. See the passages in brownings diary dated july 29 and 31, 1861, mar. Volume 4 chronicles lincolns life from april to november 1861.

The hinges on volumes two were separating and have been repaired with archival tape. A history, serialized in the century magazine november 1886february 1890. Lincolns son, robert and like him the product of a new england college in hays case, brown university. This is the complete 10 vol set of one of the better known and more important biographies of lincoln hay and nicolay were lincoln s secretaries and knew him well. Historian michael burlingame has observed that the relationship between mr. Nicolay was abraham lincolns private white house secretary. A short life of abraham lincoln condensed from nicolay. Has anyone read all 10 volumes of nicolay and hay lincoln. The complete works by abraham lincoln, used abebooks. Nicolay was involved in lincolns most intimate personal affairs during the civil war and became one of the presidents most trusted aides.

Volume 6 chronicles lincolns life in 1864, including the battles of that summer and lincolns reelection. Writing the book top by 1874, hay and nicolay had both returned to the united states from diplomatic posts abroad and were now settled in their postwhite house careers nicolay as marshall of the u. The publication of the tenvolume set by the century company in 1890 gave the public the first comprehensive life based upon lincolns own papers papers that robert todd lincoln made. Although the authors witnessed the daily events occurring within the executive mansion and the national capitol, their lengthy biography is more a recounting of the civil war era than a study of lincolns life. A history, volume 8 volume 8 of abraham lincoln, john george nicolay abraham lincoln.

Nicolay and john hay seller cosmo books published 1889 condition very good condition edition first edition item price. Nearly 30 years after lincolns death, nicolay cowrote a 10volume biography on the president, abraham lincoln. Reviews of the massive nicolayhay workin its final form, abraham lincoln. The political genius of abraham lincoln doris kearns goodwin. Abraham lincoln was an american statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th president of the united states from march 1861 until his assassination in april 1865. Doing painstaking research, nicolay and hay shunned hearsay and undocumented tales about lincoln and relied on credible documentation for every aspect of their 10volume, 4,800page work, abraham lincoln a history, which was published by the century company in 1890. A short life of abraham lincoln by john george nicolay. Although this is a condensation by nicolay of that biography, it is still a sizable work and a fairly thorough treatment of the life of the 16th. In fact aggressive northernism characterizes abraham lincoln.

A short life of abraham lincoln by john george nicolay free. With assistant secretary, john hay, he wrote the two volume definitive biography of lincoln, abraham lincoln, a biography. After lincolns death, hay later served as editor of the new york tribune and as u. More books have been written about abraham lincoln than any other presidentor perhaps any human being in history but none approach the human being and the cataclysmic period that shaped his life and forever changed america than those written by his closest confidants, john hay his secretary and john nicolay assistant secretary. Abraham lincoln, a history, volume 2 by john george nicolay and john hay abraham lincoln, a history, volume 2 by john george nicolay and john hay produced by mbp, papeters, beth trapaga and the online distributed proofreading team. Nicolay and hay abraham lincoln a history 1914 10 vols. A history, with john george nicolay was born in essingen, rhinelandpalatinate, germany, on february 26, 1832. A history, by president lincolns private secretaries, john nicolay and john hay, stands even today as the most massive single work ever written on the sixteenth president.

Nov 01, 2004 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Volume 6 chronicles lincoln s life in 1864, including the battles of that summer and lincoln s reelection. A history by john george nicolay available from rakuten kobo. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. A history, volume 4 ebook written by john george nicolay, john hay. American author john george nicolay 18321901 was born in germany and emigrated to the u. John hays lincoln and lincolns john hay brown university library. See more ideas about lincoln, abraham lincoln and john hay. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read abraham lincoln. The hay papers at brown university and the library of congress, the nicolayhay collection in the illinois state historical library, and the nicolay papers at the library of congress contain transcripts of interviews, such as the one with orville browning, that. Another example of the profound influence of hay and nicolays abraham lincoln. A history, written by lincoln s personal secretaries john hay and john nicolay, considered one of the best and most comprehensive biographies of the president. The work was more than a mere biography of lincoln. The publication of the tenvolume set by the century company in 1890 gave the public the first comprehensive life based upon lincolns own papers.

A history is an 1890 tenvolume account of the life and times of abraham lincoln, written by john nicolay and john hay, who were his personal secretaries during the american civil war. Nicolay and john hay, published the tenvolume biography abraham lincoln. As displayed in the preceding section, richard watson gilder at scribners wrote to hay a number of times, begging them to send him some installments to publish in his magazine. The history of how we came to revere abraham lincoln. A history, by president lincoln s private secretaries, john nicolay and john hay, stands even today as the most massive single work ever written on the sixteenth president. His humor, his loving of learning and good writing, and his moodiness matched president lincolns character.

A rare original article from the century magazine, 1887. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. A history top nearly as soon as hay and nicolay began work on their lincoln project, they were besieged by demands from publishers. Nicolay and hay were private secretaries to lincoln during his presidency and later wrote a multivolume biography of him. In 1890 abraham lincolns two main white house secretaries, john g. It appeared in the century magazine serially from 1886 to 1890 and was then issued 189094 in book form as ten volumes, together with the twovolume complete works of abraham lincoln. Lot detail abraham lincoln complete 10 volume set of his. In the first years after lincolns death, hay and nicolay were not encouraged to.

This biography of abraham lincoln was written by lincolns white house secretary. Page 412 now, therefore, i, abraham lincoln, president of the united states, by virtue of the power in me vested as commanderinchief of the army and navy of the united states in time of actual armed rebellion against the authority and government of the united states, and as a fit and necessary war measure for suppressing said rebellion. Aug, 2014 the two men that worked side by side with abraham lincoln. Abraham lincoln, a history volume 2 by john hay, john g. They were john hay and john nicolay, lincolns presidential secretaries, and it is largely to them that lincoln owes much of the great reverence and respect now accorded the 16th president. A history volume 1 by john hay and john george nicolay.

Nicolay and john hay published excerpts from their. The fourteenth of april the fate of the assassins the mourning pageant. Nicolay went on to serve as secretary to president abraham lincoln. A history, with he moved to the united states with his family at age 5, and worked at a local illinois newspaper growing up. Nicolay and john hay seller cosmo books published 1889 condition very.

Nicolay and john hay volume two new york the century co. Mar 26, 2020 complete 10 volume set of abraham lincoln. Abraham lincoln biography george nicolay full audio book. Alfred whital stern collection of lincolniana library of congress created published. John george nicolay february 26, 1832 september 26, 1901 was a german born american who served as private secretary to us president abraham lincoln and later coauthored a biography of the 16th president. Abraham lincoln, a selftaught lawyer, legislator and vocal opponent of slavery, was elected 16th president of the united states in november 1860, shortly before the outbreak of the civil war. Get the best deals on lincoln nicolay hay when you shop the largest online selection at. Employing the simple title abraham lincoln, schurz eloquent evocation of lincoln was reprinted in at least ten different editions between 1890 and 1920. A rare original article from the century magazine, 1889 by john g. This is the complete 10 vol set of one of the better known and more important biographies of lincolnhay and nicolay. Abraham lincoln, a history volume 02 by john hay and john g. Abraham lincoln was an american statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th president of the united states from march 1861 until his.

One of the truly essential works on lincoln, as much a history of the civil war as a biography of the man who prosecuted it. The publication of the tenvolume set by the century company in 1890 gave the public the first comprehensive life based upon lincoln s own papers papers that robert todd lincoln made exclusively available to nicolay and hay. Facsimile reprint published in 2008 of the 1905 original edition. More books have been written about abraham lincoln than any other presidentor perhaps any human being in historybut none approach the human being and the cataclysmic period that shaped his life and forever changed america than those written by his closest confidants, john hay his secretary and john nicolay assistant secretary. A history, written by lincolns personal secretaries john hay and john nicolay, considered one of the best and most comprehensive biographies of the president. Large octavo, publishers full red morocco, elaborately giltdecorated front boards, top edges gilt, uncut. Abraham lincoln, a history, volume 2 by john george.