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Copyright ©  by the Board of Trustees, Southern Illinois University Foreword copyright ©  by Harold Holzer Epilogue copyright ©  by John Y. Simon All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America         Frontispiece: Robert M. Cole, photographer. Peoria, Illinois, ca. . Signed photograph (¾⫻ inches), probably made during the Lincoln and Douglas senatorial campaigns, that portrays Lincoln at the apex of his political and legal careers in Illinois. From The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana; photograph by Virginia Williams. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Williams, Frank J. Judging Lincoln / Frank J. Williams ; with a foreword by Harold Holzer ; and an epilogue by John Y. Simon. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. . Lincoln, Abraham, –. . Political leadership— United States—History—th century. . Character. I. Title. E. .W  .'—dc [B]  ISBN --- (cloth : alk. paper) Printed on recycled paper. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z.-. ∞ For Virginia and my parents, Natalie and Frank, who have tolerated me and Abraham Lincoln all through the years ...

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