{"product_id":"lincolns-preparation-for-greatness-old-hardcover","title":"Lincoln's Preparation for Greatness  - old hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbraham Lincoln was a member of the Illinois Legislature from\u003cbr\u003e1834 to 1842 -- one of the Long Nine, as the Sangamon County delegation\u003cbr\u003ewas known, all its members being more than six feet tall. It was during\u003cbr\u003ethese eight years that he came as close to scandal as he was ever to come\u003cbr\u003ein his public or private life. Did he, or did he not, engage in shameless\u003cbr\u003elogrolling to get the state capital moved to Springfield? This and other\u003cbr\u003easpects of Lincoln's apprenticeship in the legislator . . . are thoroughly\u003cbr\u003einvestigated.\"\u003cbr\u003e-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The wealth of detail it contains makes it a worthwhile addition\u003cbr\u003eto the study of Lincoln's legislative career.\"\u003cbr\u003e-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eLocalshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45957712543823,"sku":"shoprck26-45","price":399.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0292\/2958\/0367\/files\/IMG-20260624-WA0013.jpg?v=1782325596","url":"https:\/\/www.elocalshops.com\/products\/lincolns-preparation-for-greatness-old-hardcover","provider":"eLocalshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}