A new convention hall called the "Wigwam" had been constructed for the occasion. The Republicans had chosen to meet in Chicago. And in the morning newspaper, the proprietors at Smith, Wickersham & Company had announced the arrival of a large spring stock of silks, calicos, ginghams, and linens, along with a new supply of the latest styles of hosiery and gloves. Fresh butter, flour, lard, and eggs were being put out for sale at the City Grocery Store on North Sixth Street. As he climbed the stairs to his plainly furnished law office on the west side of the public square in Springfield, Illinois, breakfast was being served at the 130-room Chenery House on Fourth Street. On May 18, 1860, the day when the Republican Party would nominate its candidate for president, Abraham Lincoln was up early. Goodwin talks with Linda Wertheimer about the book.Įxcerpt from Chapter One: Four Men Waiting
In her latest book, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin explores how Lincoln's extraordinary political acumen helped him overcome the obstacles of his presidency. Doris Kearns Goodwin is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning No Ordinary Time, about Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt.
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