In Lincoln's hand : his original manuscripts /
Lincoln, Abraham,1809-1865.
Holzer, Harold.
Shenk, Joshua Wolf.
Billington, James H.
New York : Bantam Dell,
2009.
A collection of writings includes images of a variety of handwritten speeches, letters, and childhood notebooks, accompanied by commentary by James M. McPherson, Ken Burns, Doris Kearns Goodwin, John Updike, Toni Morrison, and other notables.
Official companion volume of the Library of Congress 2009 bicentennial exhibition which will launch in Washington, DC.
Includes bibliographical references.
"A tendency to melancholly," 1824-1854 -- "A house divided against itself," 1854-1861 -- "We cannot escape history," 1861-1863 -- "Let the thing be pressed," 1863-1865.
A collection of writings includes images of a variety of handwritten speeches, letters, and childhood notebooks, accompanied by commentary by James M. McPherson, Ken Burns, Doris Kearns Goodwin, John Updike, Toni Morrison, and other notables.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Presidents
Manuscripts, American