Herndon's Life of Lincoln : the history and personal recollections of Abraham Lincoln

Author(s)

• Herndon, William Henry
• Weik, Jesse William

Bibliographic Information

Herndon's Life of Lincoln : the history and personal recollections of Abraham Lincoln

as originally written by William H. Herndon and Jesse W. Weik ; with introduction and notes by Paul M. Angle, new introduction by Henry Steele Commager

（A Da Capo paperback）

Da Capo Press, c1983

• pbk.

Other Title

Life of Lincoln

Uniform Title

Life of Lincoln

Note

Reprint. Originally published: Cleveland : World Pub. Co., 1942

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

William H. Herndon's Life of Lincoln, written to counteract the worshipful view of Abraham Lincoln held by the public, caused enormous controversy when first published in 1889. Unlike the hagiographies that celebrate the selflessness of the "Great Emancipator," Herndon's account emphasizes Lincoln's private life: his brooding, self-doubt, warring contradictions. Many have disputed Herndon's political and personal insights, in particular his famous conjecture of Lincoln's passion for Ann Rutledge, but no one denies the amazing amount of information he collected on his subject, the compelling narrative he wove from it, and the living portrait that emerges of Lincoln in all his human grandeur.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA19343957
• ISBN:
  • 0306801957
• LCCN: 83007579
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York, N.Y.
• Pages/Volumes: x, xlvi, 511 p.
• Size: 21 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : E457
  • DC19 : 973.7/092/4
  • DC19 : B
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
  • LCSH : Presidents -- United States -- Biography
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00060877