{"product_id":"murder-on-the-mississippi-the-shocking-crimes-that-shaped-abraham-lincoln-hardcover","title":"Murder on the Mississippi: The Shocking Crimes That Shaped Abraham Lincoln - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSaladin Ambar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMurder, mob rule, and the making of Abraham Lincoln--the story of three racially motivated murders in Mississippi River towns from 1835 to 1838 that inspired the speech that put Lincoln on the national map--the Lyceum Address.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLynched: \u003c\/b\u003eFive white gamblers suspected of aiding a slave insurrection in Vicksburg, Mississippi.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBurned Alive: \u003c\/b\u003eA Black man implicated in the death of a constable in St. Louis, Missouri.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eGunned Down: \u003c\/b\u003eA white abolitionist in Alton, Illinois. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These weren't just acts of mob violence--they were warnings of a nation on the edge of collapse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eMurder on the Mississippi\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning historian Saladin Ambar unearths the horrors that shaped a young Abraham Lincoln's worldview, pushing him to find his political voice in one of the earliest and most pivotal speeches of his career. Confronted by lawlessness, racial terror, and his own inner demons, Lincoln's battle was political and deeply personal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Amid the string of murders on the American frontier, Lincoln faced the loss of his first love--and a descent into suicidal despair. Yet from this darkness, he emerged with a renewed purpose, one that would define his leadership in the fight for democracy, human freedom, and the rule of law. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the flames of mob violence rose a young Lincoln, forged in fire and soon to contend with a nation at war with itself.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaladin Ambar\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Political Science and Senior Scholar at the Center on the American Governor at Rutgers University's Eagleton Institute of Politics. He is the winner of the Association of American Publishers' PROSE Best Book Award in Government and Politics for \u003ci\u003eStars and Shadows: The Politics of Interracial Friendship from Jefferson to Obama\u003c\/i\u003e, and his \u003ci\u003eMalcolm X at Oxford Union: Racial Politics in a Global Era\u003c\/i\u003e is in development for a feature film. He is Co-Director of the Democracy Committee for New Jersey's Reparations Council and was a contributor for the Lincoln Presidential Foundation's docuseries on the Lyceum Address. He hosts the podcast \"This Moment in Democracy\" and has been a fact-checker and contributor for the Smithsonian Channel, CNN's \u003ci\u003eRace for the White House\u003c\/i\u003e, and PBS's \u003ci\u003eMetroFocus\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the father of teenaged triplets and lives in Philadelphia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.99 x 9.24 x 6.37 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978293477677,"sku":"9798895150214","price":28.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/RShlxobjnJ9798895150214.webp?v=1775801488","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/murder-on-the-mississippi-the-shocking-crimes-that-shaped-abraham-lincoln-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}