About the series: “Miller has done a formidable amount of reading in the Lincoln literature, as well as fine-combing the Illinois newspapers for previously unknown material”—Civil War News; “has great value and is distinctive”—Civil War Book Review; “brings the world of Lincoln and the early western frontier to life”—Patricia L. Goitein, Editor, Galena Trail newsletter; “Miller succeeds in his goal of laying out for all time the documentary record of Lincoln’s political actions”—Civil War Studies; “abundant new information...a massive infusion of new material on Lincoln’s initiation into politics and his rise to a position of leadership...survey of Illinois newspapers for these years is beyond anything previously attempted...another impressive feat is Miller’s mining of the political handbill collection...an invaluable contribution”—Journal of American History; “full of revelations”—Popmatters.com.
