Summary
Argues that the sixteenth president of the United States was inspired by the Founding Fathers of the nation and struggled to carry on their work throughout his career. Full description
- 1809-1830: youth
- George Washington and liberty
- 1830-1840: manhood
- Thomas Paine, laughter, and reason
- 1840-1852: maturity
- Henry Clay and the Fourth of July
- 1854: the repeal of the Missouri Compromise
- 1855-1858: running for senate
- 1859-1860: running for president
- Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence. The towering genius (I)
- The election of 1860. The towering genius (II)
- 1861-1863: war, emancipation
- Preamble to the Constitution
- 1864-1865: war, death
- God the father
- 1865: victory. The towering genius (III)
- Epilogue: One old man.