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AbrahamLincolnwasatall,spareman,withlargebones,andtoweringuptosixfeetandfourinches.Heleanedforward,andstoopedashewalked...Therewasnograceinhismovements,butanexpressionofawkwardness,combinedwithforceandvigor.Bynaturehewasdiffident,andwhenincrowds,notspeakingandconsciousofbeingobserved,heseemedtoshrinkwithbashfulness...Hisforeheadwasbroadandhigh,hishairwasratherstiffandcoarse,andnearlyblack,hiseye-browsheavy,hiseyesdarkgrey,clear,veryexpressive,andvaryingwitheverymood,nowsparklingwithhumorandfun,thenflashingwithwit;sternwithindignationatwrongandinjustice,thenkindandgenial,andthenagaindreamyandmelancholy.IsaacN.Arnold'swordpictureoweseverythingtopersonalobservationbecauseheknewAbrahamLincolnwellforaquarterofacentury.Eventuallyanadvisertothesixteenthpresident,Arnoldattendedhisinaugurations,heardhisgreatspeeches,visitedhimattheWhiteHouse,andonaspringdayin1865joinedtheprocessionthatcarriedhisslainbodythere.TwentyyearslaterhepublishedhisbiographygivingadetailedsenseofLincolntheentertainingstoryteller,theshrewdpolitician,thesteadfastvisionary.HereisthestoryofLincoln'srisefromhumbleoriginstothepresidency,backgroundedbyeventsleadinginexorablytotheCivilWar.BoyhoodinKentuckyandIndiana,legalandlegislativeexperiences,marriagetoMaryTodd,name-makingdebateswithStephenDouglas,strugglesaspresidenttoendslaveryandshoreuptheunion,conductofNorthernforcesascommander-in-chief,murderatFord'sTheater-allfuelthenarrativedriveofTheLifeofAbrahamLincoln.IntroducingthisBisonBookseditionisJamesA.Rawley,CarlAdolphHappoldProfessorEmeritusofhistoryattheUniversityofNebraska-LincolnandauthorofThePoliticsofUnion:NorthernPoliciesduringtheCivilWarandTurningPointsoftheCivilWaralsopublishedbytheUniversityofNebraskaPress. |
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发表于 2026-6-16 23:28:19
