The life of Daniel Waldo Lincoln, 1784-1815 : letters from a wayward son /
Rebecca M. Dresser.
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, [2023]
- 1 online resource.
- Perspectives on early America .
The patriarch Levi Lincoln 1729-1800 -- The Republican Levi Lincoln 1800-1803 -- The early education of Daniel Lincoln 1784-1803 -- Triumph then tragedy in Worcester 1803-1806 -- Promises and Portland 1806-1807 -- Love and the embargo 1807-1810 -- Brahmins and Boston 1810-1811 -- Lawyering and lassitude 1811-1812 -- War zones 1812-1813 -- Providence slept 1813-1815.
"Placed within a comprehensive contextual historical narrative, The Life of Daniel Waldo Lincoln, 1784-1815 offers a compelling portrait of one brilliant but compromised man's perspective of his changing times. This volume is of great use for students and scholars interested in life, society, and politics in nineteenth-century America"--
Lincoln, Daniel Waldo, 1784-1815. Lincoln family. Lincoln, Levi, 1782-1868 --Family.
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