Abraham Lincoln – The True Story of a Great Life is a biography of an American lawyer and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation through the American Civil War, and succeeded in preserving the Union, abolishing slavery, bolstering the federal government, and modernizing the U.S. economy. The author of the work, Jesse W. Weik, combined his research material with primary research material compiled by Lincoln's former law partner William Herndon, as well as several hundred pages of letters and essays written by Herndon himself setting out his own personal reminiscences of Lincoln, and forged the material into the first authoritative biography of Lincoln.
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William Henry Herndon. Abraham Lincoln – The True Story of a Great Life (Vol. 1&2)
Abraham Lincoln – The True Story of a Great Life (Vol. 1&2)
Table of Contents
Volume 1
INTRODUCTION
THE LIFE OF LINCOLN. CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
Volume 2
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
APPENDIX
UNPUBLISHED FAMILY LETTERS
AN INCIDENT ON THE CIRCUIT
LINCOLN'S FELLOW LAWYERS
THE TRUCE WITH DOUGLAS.—TESTIMONY OF IRWIN
THE BLOOMINGTON CONVENTION
AN OFFICE DISCUSSION—LINCOLN'S IDEA OF WAR
LINCOLN AND THE KNOW-NOTHINGS
LINCOLN'S VIEWS ON THE RIGHTS OF SUFFRAGE
THE BURIAL OF THE ASSASSIN BOOTH
A TRIBUTE TO LINCOLN BY A COLLEAGUE AT THE BAR
LINCOLN AT FORT MONROE
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Jesse W. Weik and William Herndon
Biography of the 16th President of the United States
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Time, what an empty vapor 'tis, And days how swift they are: Swift as an Indian arrow, Fly on like a shooting star. The present moment just is here, Then slides away in haste, That we can never say they're ours, But only say they're past."
His penmanship, after some practice, became so regular in form that it excited the admiration of other and younger boys. One of the latter, Joseph C. Richardson, said that "Abe Lincoln was the best penman in the neighborhood." At Richardson's request he made some copies for practice. During my visit to Indiana I met Richardson, who showed these two lines which Abe had prepared for him:
