Originally published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 1955.
Includes index.
New Salem -- Early years in Springfield -- Prairie politics -- Congressman Lincoln -- The reflective years -- National emergence -- A house divided -- "These poor tongues" -- The making of a candidate -- The Republican nominee -- A period of waiting -- The irrepressible conflict -- From Belmont to second Manassas -- From Antietam to Vicksburg -- "The signs look better" -- "With malice toward none."