Lincoln and the Bluegrass

Released on by William H. Townsend
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  • Lincoln and the Bluegrass Book Detail

  • Author : William H. Townsend
  • Release Date : 2021-12-14
  • Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
  • Genre : History
  • Pages : 483
  • ISBN 13 : 0813188555
  • File Size : 76,76 MB
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Lincoln and the Bluegrass by William H. Townsend PDF Summary

Book Description: The Bluegrass region of Kentucky was the only part of the slaveholding South Abraham Lincoln knew intimately. How the cultural environment of Lexington, the home of Lincoln's wife, with its pleasure-loving aristocracy, its distinguished political leaders, and its slave auctions shaped his opinions on slavery and secession is traced in these pages. In this city, early known as the "Athens of the West," Lincoln's alliance with the Todd family widened his circle of acquaintances to include such diverse personalities as the fiery Cassius M. Clay, who urged immediate emancipation; Dr. Robert J. Breckinridge, courageous Presbyterian minister, and the doctor's nephew, John C. Breckinridge, who took up arms against Lincoln after his election to the presidency.

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