Traces Lincoln's rise in the political arena in Illinois and describes how the death of a blacksmith emerged into a murder trial that helped launch Lincoln's bid for the Presidency.
year: 2007
call number/section: 973.7
subjects: lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865, career in law, anderson, george, d. 1856, death and burial, trials (murder), springfield, poisoning, history, 19th century, adultery, presidents, united states, biography, trials (homicide), springfield (ill.), springfield (ill.), biography