Lincoln of Kentucky

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Lincoln of Kentucky is written by Lowell H. Harrison and published by University Press of Kentucky. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0813139376 (ISBN 10) and 9780813139371 (ISBN 13).

"Covers Lincoln's background in Kentucky and his lifelong association with the state of his birth . . . entertaining . . . well researched." — Louisville Courier-Journal Young Abraham Lincoln and his family joined the migration over the Ohio River, but it was Kentucky—the state of his birth—that shaped his personality and continued to affect his life. His wife was from the commonwealth, as were each of the other women with whom he had romantic relationships. Henry Clay was his political idol; Joshua Speed of Farmington, near Louisville, was his lifelong best friend; and all three of his law partners were Kentuckians. During the Civil War, Lincoln is reputed to have said, "I hope to have God on my side, but I must have Kentucky." He recognized Kentucky's importance as the bellwether of the four loyal slave states and accepted the commonwealth's illegal neutrality until Unionists secured firm control of the state government. In this book, Lowell Harrison emphasizes the particular skill and delicacy with which Lincoln handled the problems of a loyal slave state populated by a large number of Confederate sympathizers. It was not until decades later that Kentuckians fully recognized Lincoln's greatness and paid homage to their native son. "An outstanding work." —James A. Ramage, author of Gray Ghost: The Life of Col. John Singleton Mosby