One Man Great Enough: Abraham Lincoln's Road to Civil War Book

Prologue: The Uncoiling of the Serpent     1
Who He Was and Where He Came From     5
The Dark and Bloody Ground     7
The Hoosier Years     11
Making His Way     21
New Salem     23
Politics     33
Vandalia     39
The Issue's Dark Side     47
Death in Alton     49
Political Enemies and Female Enigmas     61
Springfield     63
Young Hickory     73
The Ballyhoo Campaign     85
Lincoln in Love     105
On the National Stage     117
The Steam Engine in Breeches and the Engine that Knew No Rest     119
"Who Is James K. Polk?"     129
Laying Congressional Pipe     143
Seeing Spots     153
Eclipse     165
Lincoln's Other Life     167
What He Had Become     183
Tempest     193
Clash of the Giants     201
Lincoln Emerges     203
Political Earthquake     221
At the Crossroads     233
Axe Handles and Wedges     239
A House Divided     249
The Debates     265
On the Glory Road     285
Spreading the Gospel     287
Cooper Union     295
Reaching for the Brass Ring     309
Chicago     319
From Ballots to Bullets     339
The Four Legged Race     341
Firebell in the Night     359
Getting There     377
The War Comes     397
Epilogue: Twilight of the Little Giant     413
In Appreciation     419
Notes     422
Sources Cited     455
Index     464