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, and 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.
- ISBN10 0811733467
- ISBN13 9780811733465
- Publish Date 15 September 2006
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 31 July 2014
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Stackpole Books
- Format Paperback
- Pages 256
- Language English