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During the 1860 and 1864 presidential campaigns, Abraham Lincoln was the subject of over twenty campaign biographies. In this innovative study, Thomas A. Horrocks examines the role that these publications played in shaping an image of Lincoln that would resonate with voters and explores the vision of Lincoln that the biographies crafted, the changes in this vision over the course of four years, and the impact of these works on the outcome of the elections. Horrocks investigates LincolnOCOs campaign biographies within the context of the critical relationship between print and politics in nineteenth-century America and compares the works about Lincoln with other presidential campaign biographies of the era. Horrocks shows that more than most politicians of his day, Lincoln deeply appreciated and understood the influence and the power of the printed word.a The 1860 campaign biographies introduced to America OC Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, OCO a trustworthy, rugged candidate who appealed to rural Americans. When Lincoln ran for reelection in 1864, the second round of campaign biographies complemented this earlier portrait of Lincoln with a new, paternal figure, OC Father Abraham, OCO

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Author

Thomas A. Horrocks

Publisher

Southern Illinois University Press

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9780809333325

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Biography, Memoir

Rating

4.1 / 5 (3 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14