Lincoln as I Knew Him by Harold Holzer (1999, Hardcover)

Lincoln As I Knew Him
Gossip, Tributes & Revelations from His Best Friends and Worst Enemies
by Harold Holzer
Publisher:  Algonquin Books
Copyright 1999

Forget what you think you know about Abraham Lincoln.  Turns out America's greatest President was a terrible dresser, rarely bothered to comb his hair, annoyed office colleagues by constantly reading out loud, loved raunchy stories, and let his kids run all over him.  Of course he was also a shrewd politician, a brilliant orator, and a determined leader who would guide the country through the bloodiest war in American history.  So who was he before the history books got hold of him?

Lincoln As I Knew Him is a fascinating collection of nineteenth-century letters, diary entries, book excerpts, and speeches written by people who actually met Abraham Lincoln:  How did abolitionists and slaveholders invited to the White House view him?  Why were Lincoln's childhood playmates jealous of him?  How did fellow lawyers rate his legal skills?

These pieces, organized into reminiscences from family, friends, military men, foes, artists, and others -- with lively commentary from editor Harold Holzer -- take us from Lincoln's boyhood up to his assassination.  Some have not been published for over a century.  It all adds up to an unusual, very intimate portrait of a complex man.  Lincoln As I Knew Him strips away the myths and legends to uncover the authentic Abraham Lincoln.

Condition:  Used.  Hardcover.  Dust cover.  Pages are tanned and darkening from age.  Dust cover and flaps are tanned from age.  Dust cover shows a bit of edge wear and tear and creasing.

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