| Chapter One Introduction | 第1-19页 |
| ·Historical Facts and Interpretation | 第10-11页 |
| ·The Definition of Politician | 第11-12页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第12-17页 |
| ·Lincoln’s Biography by Native Writers | 第12-15页 |
| ·Some Chinese Scholars’View on Lincoln | 第15-16页 |
| ·Books on Slavery History | 第16-17页 |
| ·General Introduction of the Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Two Lincoln in State Politics | 第19-39页 |
| ·The Origin of Lincoln’s Hatred of Slavery | 第19-20页 |
| ·Lincoln’s First Direct Encounter with Slavery (1837) | 第20-22页 |
| ·Lincoln as a Congressman | 第22-25页 |
| ·Mexican War | 第22-23页 |
| ·Wilmot Proviso | 第23-24页 |
| ·Lincoln’s Bill about Slavery in the District of Columbia | 第24-25页 |
| ·Abraham Lincoln in 1850s | 第25-39页 |
| ·1850 Fugitive Slave Law | 第26页 |
| ·Kansas-Nebraska Act~(33) | 第26-28页 |
| ·Dred Scott Decision | 第28-30页 |
| ·Lincoln-Douglas Debate | 第30-37页 |
| ·John Brown’s Raid in 1859~(52) | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Three Lincoln in National Politics | 第39-59页 |
| ·Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address | 第39-41页 |
| ·Lincoln’s Overview on the War | 第41-42页 |
| ·Lincoln’s Opposition to Military Emancipation | 第42-44页 |
| ·Lincoln’s Plan of Emancipation: Compensation and Colonization | 第44-48页 |
| ·Compensation | 第44-46页 |
| ·Colonization | 第46-48页 |
| ·Compensation & Colonization | 第48页 |
| ·Emancipation Proclamation | 第48-55页 |
| ·The Failure of Compensation and Colonization | 第49页 |
| ·The Unfavorable Situation to the North | 第49-50页 |
| ·The Need of the International Environment | 第50-51页 |
| ·The Union’s Manpower Woe | 第51-52页 |
| ·The Evacuation of Confederate Labor Force | 第52页 |
| ·Lincoln’s Personal Reason | 第52-53页 |
| ·The Consequence of Emancipation Proclamation | 第53-55页 |
| ·The Election of 1864 | 第55-56页 |
| ·Thirteenth Amendment to the American Constitution | 第56-59页 |
| Chapter Four Conclusion | 第59-61页 |
| ·Summaries of Arguments and Findings | 第59-60页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggested Future Efforts | 第60-61页 |
| Bibliography | 第61-62页 |
