Anecdotes & Stories of Abraham Lincoln: Early Life Stories, Professional Life Stories, White House Stories, War Stories, Miscellaneous Stories

One hundred and fifty anecdotes and stories by and about Abraham Lincoln, organized into the major phases of his life:Early Life Stories War Stories Professional Life Stories Miscellaneous Stories White House Stories Published in 1879, the anecdotes show the zest and potency that made Lincoln such a remarkable man. The stories are beautifully narrated by many of Lincoln's colleagues and friends and edited by J. B. McClure, a prominent publisher in Chicago, who was a master of the "anecdotes" literary medium that was very popular in the mid-nineteenth century.