The Shadows Rise: Abraham Lincoln and the Ann Rutledge Legend
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (660 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0252020111 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 187 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Reexamination of the William Herndon papers by historians John Y. Walsh continues the search, giving credit to New Salem residents who knew Lincoln and Rutledge and attested to the special loving relationship between the two young people. From Library Journal Reviewing the writings of Lincoln scholars Albert Beveridge, William Barton, Carl Sandburg, and James G. Randall, Walsh revives the story of Ann Rutledge and the role she played in Lincoln's formative years. Carmel, Ill.Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. . Simon and Douglas Wilson have led to renewed interest in Rutledge and her alleged affair with Lincoln. Recom
Unraveling the rise of a shadowy legend Scott Alarik The Abraham Lincoln/Ann Rutledge romance is once again being debated among historians; any who want to get to the source of the legend would do well to start here.Walsh does not write histories, so much as stories about how history is written. He takes small but important moments in American history - Lincoln's fabled "Almanac murder trial," or the hanging of British spy Major Andre during the Revolutionary War - and methodically peels away the layers of revisionist history to give us an unvarnished look at the event through the eyes of those who experience. "Never Doubt I Love" Jim Schmidt "Doubt that the sun doth move, doubt truth to be a liar, but never doubt I love." (Hamlet Act II, Scene II)Walsh's "The Shadows Rise" was a wonderful book on so many counts, listing them seems as good a way to start this review as any:1) It's a side of Lincoln I had never really knownI really think that these recent Lincoln "micro-studies" are so much better than the sweeping biographies because particular attention is given to a fect of his lifegiven the many thousand of volumes written on Lincoln, it also makes the bibliographies in micro-studies like thi. "Discovering the Truth" according to John J. Raspanti. The author tries to 'prove' that Ann Rutledge and Abe Lincoln were truely in love, and planned to marry before her untimely death. Does he achieve this lofty objective?. I think he does, using mostly quotes and stories, and the unfairly ignored book by Lincolns former law partner, Mr. Walsh walks the reader thru the history of New Salem, the ways of life back then, and the people that remembered Ann and Abe as they were. He writes about some historians, who for one reason or another, refuse to accept the possiabilty that part of Abe died with Ann in 18Discovering the Truth The author tries to 'prove' that Ann Rutledge and Abe Lincoln were truely in love, and planned to marry before her untimely death. Does he achieve this lofty objective?. I think he does, using mostly quotes and stories, and the unfairly ignored book by Lincolns former law partner, Mr. Walsh walks the reader thru the history of New Salem, the ways of life back then, and the people that remembered Ann and Abe as they were. He writes about some historians, who for one reason or another, refuse to accept the possiabilty that part of Abe died with Ann in 1835. T. 5. T
In The Shadows Rise, the first book-length treatment of the subject, John Evangelist Walsh restores Ann Rutledge to her rightful place in the historical record. Randall stated in his Lincoln biography that no real evidence existed to confirm Lincoln's love for Ann or the tales of his profound grief at her early death. Also of significance is Walsh's fresh examination of the Mary Owens affair, in which Lincoln's offer of marriage was refused.. In recent decades the Ann Rutledge story has been treated as mythical rather than as an account of Abraham Lincoln's first but
John Evangelist Walsh is the author of more than twenty books, including Moonlight: Abraham Lincoln and the Almanac Trial. The winner of an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for his book Poe the Detective, Walsh lives in Monroe, Wisconsin.