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William E. (William Eleazar) Barton
1861–1930
A minister turned bestselling Lincoln scholar, he spent years digging into Abraham Lincoln’s life, family, and legacy with unusual energy and care. His books and lectures helped make him one of the early twentieth century’s best-known interpreters of Lincoln.
6 Audiobooks
The Life of Clara Barton, Founder of the American Red Cross (Vol. 2 of 2)
by William E. (William Eleazar) Barton
The Life of Clara Barton, Founder of the American Red Cross (Vol. 1 of 2)
by William E. (William Eleazar) Barton
His Last Week The Story of the Passion and Resurrection of Jesus in the Words of the Four Gospels
by William E. (William Eleazar) Barton, Theodore Gerald Soares, Sydney Strong
The Soul of Abraham Lincoln
by William E. (William Eleazar) Barton
His Life: A Complete Story in the Words of the Four Gospels
by William E. (William Eleazar) Barton, Theodore Gerald Soares, Sydney Strong
The Story of a Pumpkin Pie
by William E. (William Eleazar) Barton
About the author
Born in Sublette, Illinois, on June 28, 1861, William Eleazar Barton grew up in the same year Abraham Lincoln entered the White House. He graduated from Berea College, later studied at Oberlin Theological Seminary, and built a career as a Congregational minister as well as an author and lecturer.
Barton became especially well known for his writing on Abraham Lincoln. Library and archival records describe him as one of the early twentieth century’s most prominent writers and lecturers on Lincoln, and note that he published extensively, pursued large research projects, and assembled a major collection of Lincoln materials.
His work joined scholarship with a pastor’s gift for speaking to general readers, which helps explain why his books remained visible in libraries and archives long after his death. Barton died on December 7, 1930, and his papers and Lincoln collection are still preserved by institutions including the University of Chicago and Berea College.