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100 1 _aLamon, Ward Hill,
_d1828-1893
245 1 0 _aRecollections of Abraham Lincoln, 1847-1865
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2012-05-05
508 _aE-text prepared by Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://archive.org/details/americana)
520 _a"Recollections of Abraham Lincoln, 1847-1865" by Ward Hill Lamon is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work offers a close examination of the life and presidency of Abraham Lincoln, focusing on personal anecdotes and insights from Lamon's long friendship with Lincoln, who was his law partner before becoming the President of the United States. The book provides a unique perspective on the man behind the legend, exploring his character, humor, and the complexities of his professional relationships. The opening of this volume establishes Lamon's intentions and motivations for writing these recollections, emphasizing the importance of documenting Lincoln's inner life for posterity. Lamon shares his early encounters with Lincoln, illustrating the warmth of their friendship through anecdotes of their time together both personally and in their legal profession. The narrative captures the essence of Lincoln's humility, kindness, and principled nature, indicating that Lamon seeks to present a more intimate view of Lincoln beyond the formal biographies, revealing the many sides of an iconic figure during a tumultuous period in American history. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aLincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
700 1 _aTeillard, Dorothy Lamon
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39630
999 _c80469
_d80469