Lamon recognized this vulnerability and accompanied the candidate. When presidentelect abraham lincoln was preparing to go to washington he appealed to his old friend and law partner ward hill lamon. His book, the diary of sarah morgan mckown, 18601899, was excellent, and im looking forward to reading about miss dolly. Related peoplecharacters catalog your books online. Rufus rockwell wilson, editor, intimate memories of lincoln, p. Moved to danville, illinois and became an attorney. Ward hill lamon 182893 became a close friend of abraham lincoln when, as a lawyer in danville, ill. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Was assigned to the 8th circuit court district with mr. Free download of the recollections of abraham lincoln by ward hill lamon. Ward hill lamon s most popular book is twelve years a slave.
Please complete the form below and i will get back to you as soon as possible. Life of abraham lincoln ward lamon signed the ebay. Marshal for the city of washington and chief of protocol at white house events, ward hill lamon and lincoln had a working law partnership before lamon. In a later book, recollections of abraham lincoln, that was edited by his daughter, lamon wrote. No one had as much access to abraham lincoln during his presidency than ward hill lamon. Recollections of abraham lincoln, 18471865 edition 2 by. This ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. So get yourself ready and come along lamon journeyed from springfield to washington in 1861 and returned to illinois in mourning in 1865. This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special legacy reprint series.
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Stir up jealousy, controversy and antipathy lamon certainly did. Recollections of abraham lincoln 18471865 by ward hill lamon overview many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Books by lamon, ward hill sorted by popularity project gutenberg. Ward hill lamon january 6, 1828 may 7, 1893 was a personal friend and selfappointed bodyguard of u. Recollections of abraham lincoln, 18471865 ward hill lamon, dorothy lamon teillard, james a. Recollections of abraham lincoln 18471865 by ward hill lamon. Ward hill lamon, author of recollections of abraham lincoln, 18471865, on librarything librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers home groups talk zeitgeist. Ward hill lamon january 6, 1828 may 7, 1893 was a personal friend and selfappointed. Lamon lincoln familiarly called him hill was lincolns law partner in danville, illinois. Lamon accompanied lincoln on his journey to washington in 1861, and served thereafter as marshall of the district of columbia. Miss dolly offers look at colorful life lamon house. Lamon had assisted lincoln in his early campaigns and was instrumental in the presidential election of 1860. The life of abraham lincoln this work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
While lamon devoted himself to serving and protecting the yankee president, his mother and brothers transferred their loyalty to the south. Lincoln and lamon were scandalized by the book, including its. Ward hill lamon was born in summit point, va today wv and grew up in mill creek, va now bunker hill, wv. Recently purchased an 1873 first edition copy of the life of lincoln by ward lamon. Lincoln chose lamon as his bodyguard when he slipped into. Find signed collectible books by ward hill lamon the life of abraham lincoln from his birth to his inauguration as president. Aug 04, 2016 ward hill lamon january 6, 1828 may 7, 1893 was a personal friend and selfappointed bodyguard of u. Author ward hill lamon january 6, 1828 may 7, 1893 was a personal friend and selfappointed bodyguard of u. Lincolns friend and personal bodyguard was ward hill lamon. The lamon house is believed to be the oldest frame house in the danville area. Marshal for the district of columbia, was selected to serve as the marshalinchief for the november 19 dedication ceremonies in gettysburg. I write about the civil war, so my area of influence is probably somewhere between gettysburg, pa and lexington, va.
It has been named finalist in both the best book awards and the indie excellence awards. Marshal ward hill lamon, district of columbia, 18611865. The lamon house is a greek revival cottage built in 1850 by joseph and melissa beckwith lamon. The first mention we have of them is from late 1869, in herndons letters to ward hill lamon, a close associate of lincolns, to whom he had just sold the copy he had made of his lincoln record. A personal account by lincolns bodyguard ward hill lamon by ward hill lamon 2010, paperback at the best online prices at ebay.
Ward hill lamon, recollections of abraham lincoln, p. Larger version here ward hill lamon 18281893 was a friend of and bodyguard to president abraham lincoln. The daughter of one of abraham lincolns law partners and his presidential bodyguard, ward hill lamon 182893, she pieced together and edited her fathers book recollections of abraham lincoln, 18471865 chicago, 1895. Freethought of the day freedom from religion foundation. Ward hill lamon abraham lincolns former law partner, friend and sometime bodyguardtold a famous story about the 16th u. Marshal for the city of washington and chief of protocol at white house events, ward hill lamon and lincoln had a working law partnership before lamon became prosecuting attorney in 1856. May 05, 2012 recollections of abraham lincoln, 18471865 by ward hill lamon.
Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Ward hill lamon civil war roundtable home facebook. He moved to illinois in 1846 and became an attorney on the 8th judicial circuit of illinois. Books by ward hill lamon author of recollections of. Ward hill lamons most popular book is twelve years a slave. But in the case of his friend marshal lamon, lincoln did indeed directly support enforcement of the fugitive slave act in the district of columbia until an action of congress rendered it moot to do so any further. Ward hill lamon, fulllength portrait, standing, facing. The project gutenberg ebook, recollections of abraham lincoln 18471865, by ward hill lamon, edited by dorothy lamon teillard. In 1895 she edited some allege over edited a new book titled recollections of abraham lincoln 1847 1865 by ward hill lamon. The new president had known ward hill lamon since the 1850s. Ward hill lamon has 20 books on goodreads with 196 ratings. Lamon journeyed from springfield to washington in 1861 and returned to illinois in mourning in 1865.
Ward hill lamon recounts the life of abraham lincoln as. The recollections of abraham lincoln by ward hill lamon. The life of abraham lincoln by ward hill lamon read by. Lamon watched with dismay as the federal experiment soured over the election of his friend. Bob has also written a historical fiction account of the life of ward hill lamon, the only work on lamon to date, titled the virginian who might have saved lincoln infinity publishing, 2007. Joseph is the cousin of ward hill lamon, lincolns law partner and bodyguard. There are lots of good lincoln essays in here, mostly from the viewpoint of w. Recollections of abraham lincoln, 18471865 by ward hill lamon free ebook project gutenberg.
Recollections of abraham lincoln, 18471865 by ward hill. Full online access to this resource is only available at the library of congress. Project gutenberg offers 61696 free ebooks for kindle, ipad, nook, android, and iphone. Lincolns closest and probably his most trusted friend a friendship that spanned nineteen years. Ward hill lamon, fulllength portrait, standing, facing slightly left created published between 1860 and 1880 subject headings lamon, ward hill,18281893. Copies of both books will be available for purchase. Isbn 97811786982 97811786982 softcover, bibliolife, 2011. After lincolns death, lamon published two books one posthumously about the late president. Ward hill lamon january 6, 1828 may 7, 1893 was a personal friend and selfappointed bodyguard of the american president abraham lincoln. The speaker was abraham lincoln, presidentelect of the united states, urging ward hill lamon to accompany him to washington on february 11, 1861. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Read the recollections of abraham lincoln, by ward hill lamon in html for free. I live in charles town, west virginia, close to most of the sites of these books. Recollections of abraham lincoln 18471865 ward hill lamon full view 1895.
Lamon was famously absent the night lincoln was assassinated, having been sent by lincoln to richmond, virginia. Recollections of abraham lincoln 2nd edition by ward hill. Recollections of abraham lincoln, 18471865 by ward hill lamon. It is a followup to another book the life of abraham lincoln. Lamon died in 1893, but his daughter dorothy made certain that his legacyand his lively recollectionswould live on. Ward hill lamon s work is a study of the life of the 16th president of the united states of america from his childhood to the day of his first inauguration.