Lincoln's Forgotten Friend, Leonard Swett

In 1849, While Traveling As An Attorney On The Eighth Judicial Circuit In Illinois, Abraham Lincoln Befriended Leonard Swett (1825-89), A Fellow Attorney Sixteen Years His Junior. Their Friendship Continued Until Lincoln's Death. This Book Is An Intimate Portrait Of Swett's Experiences As A Loyal Member Of Lincoln{u2019}s Inner Circle. It Chronicles His Early Life And The Part He Played In Lincoln's Political Campaigns, Including His Role As A Member Of The Team Behind Lincoln's Two Nominations And Elections For The Presidency. Swett Counseled Lincoln During The Formation Of His Cabinet And Served As An Unofficial Advisor And Sounding Board During Lincoln's Time In Office. Throughout His Life, Swett Wrote A Great Deal On Lincoln, And Planned To Write A Biography About Him, But Died Before Completing The Project. A Wandering Youth -- The Road To Mount Pulaski -- The Great Triumvirate Of The Eighth Judicial Circuit -- Politics Overtakes The Law -- From The Wigwam To Washington -- And The War Came -- Witness To The Emancipation -- Quicksilver And New Almaden -- This Terrible War -- A Strategic Decision -- Legal Advocate And Civic Leader -- The Better Angels Of Our Nature. Robert S. Eckley. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 287-296) And Index.