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Alexander K. (Alexander Kelly) McClure
1828–1909
A self-made newspaperman who became a force in Pennsylvania politics, he also wrote vividly about Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War era. His life moved between the pressroom, the statehouse, and the world of historical writing.
2 Audiobooks
Lincoln's yarns and stories : A complete collection of the funny and witty anecdotes that made Lincoln famous as America's greatest story teller
by Alexander K. (Alexander Kelly) McClure
Our Presidents and how we make them
by Alexander K. (Alexander Kelly) McClure
About the author
Born in Pennsylvania in 1828, Alexander Kelly McClure had limited formal schooling and began working young, apprenticing in tanning before moving into printing and journalism. He went on to build a long career as a newspaper editor and publisher, becoming closely identified with Pennsylvania public life.
McClure also served in government, including terms in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and State Senate, and he was active in Republican politics during the mid-19th century. During the Civil War years he was associated with Union political efforts and later became known as a prominent supporter and correspondent of Abraham Lincoln.
As a writer, he left behind memoirs, political recollections, and books on Lincoln that helped shape popular memory of the period. He died in 1909, remembered as a politician, editor, and author whose career connected journalism, state politics, and American history.