Giant in the shadows

the life of Robert T. Lincoln

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Jason Emerson: Giant in the shadows (2011, Southern Illinois University Press)

Hardcover, 626 pages

English language

Published Sept. 6, 2011 by Southern Illinois University Press.

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978-0-8093-3055-3
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Although he was Abraham and Mary Lincoln's oldest and last surviving son, the details of Robert T. Lincoln's life are misunderstood by some and unknown to many others. Nearly half a century after the last biography about Abraham Lincoln's son was published, historian and author Jason Emerson illuminates the life of this remarkable man and his achievements in Giant in the Shadows: The Life of Robert T. Lincoln. Emerson, after nearly ten years of research, draws upon previously unavailable materials to offer the first truly definitive biography of the famous lawyer, businessman, and statesman who, much more than merely the son of America's most famous president, made his own indelible mark on one of the most progressive and dynamic eras in United States history. Born in a boardinghouse but passing his last days at ease on a lavish country estate, Robert Lincoln played many roles during his lifetime. As a …

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Subjects

  • Politics and government
  • Ambassadors
  • Lawyers
  • Children of presidents
  • Biography

Places

  • United States