Abraham Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life, Volume 1 (of 2)

Name: Abraham Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life, Volume 1 (of 2)
Author: William Henry Herndon

by William Henry Herndon, Jesse William Weik

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Project Gutenberg

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Produced by David Widger

Release date

2012-01-03

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Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 E456

About the authors

William Henry Herndon

1818–1891

Best known as Abraham Lincoln’s law partner and one of his earliest biographers, this Illinois lawyer left behind some of the most vivid firsthand memories of Lincoln’s rise. His writing helped shape how later generations understood Lincoln the man as well as the politician.

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Jesse William Weik

1857–1930

Best known for helping create one of the earliest major biographies of Abraham Lincoln, this Indiana writer and historian turned careful research into a lasting contribution to Lincoln scholarship. His work with William H. Herndon helped preserve firsthand memories and interviews that later historians still value.

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