
audiobook
by J. T. (Jonathan Todd) Hobson
FOOTPRINTS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
INTRODUCTION
ILLUSTRATIONS
CHRONOLOGY
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
This compact volume offers listeners a fresh glimpse into the life of America’s towering leader through a mosaic of seldom‑seen facts, personal recollections, and rare illustrations. The author, a minister who grew up tracing Lincoln’s name in his family Bible, weaves his own childhood fascination with stories gathered from people who actually knew the future president in Indiana. The result is a vivid, almost tactile portrait that complements the grand histories without retreading them.
Guided by firsthand visits to sites such as the Lincoln farm in Spencer County, Nancy Hanks’ gravesite, and the now‑quiet rooms of Ford’s Theatre, the narrator paints scenes that feel as immediate as a footstep on historic ground. Interspersed with photographs never before reproduced, each anecdote adds a new layer to the familiar narrative, from childhood anecdotes to the solemn moments surrounding Lincoln’s final days. Listeners will walk alongside the past, discovering details that make the iconic figure both larger‑than‑life and deeply human.
Full title
Footprints of Abraham Lincoln Presenting many interesting facts, reminiscences and illustrations never before published Presenting many interesting facts, reminiscences and illustrations never before published
Language
en
Duration
~3 hours (181K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Richard Hulse, Christian Boissonnas and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2016-12-28
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
b. 1850
Best remembered for writing about Abraham Lincoln, this early-20th-century author focused on memorable stories, quotations, and moral parallels rather than full-scale biography. His books have a warm, earnest style that reflects the commemorative writing of his era.
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