The San Francisco call., 1909-02-14
'Iife of Lincoln"

Circuit with Lincoln Published by the
-. Baker Taylor company, New York. Two
- vols. Price $3.50
:: Henry c. Whitney, the author Of this
: life OF Lincoln, was associated with
lincoln for many years. They travelled
the judicial circuit OF their district. Ur-
bena, III, together and were close
friends ever after. The most cOnflden-
: tisl letters ever written by Lincoln
were written to Mr.. Whitney and many
= OF them are IN this work After Lin
coin was elected president he appointed
.Ar- Whitney paymaster Of the army.
which position he held throughout the
. war he had not arranged all OF his
notes and material on Lincoln when
he died In 1905. but bis widow sold the
manuscript TO William H. Lambert OF
Philadelphia, and he and Doctor Miller
have edited the present work
The life IS divided into two volumes:
the first Is called Lincoln, the Citizen"
and covers the period Of his life from
-his birth TO his Inauguration as presi-
dent The character OF treatment is
the usual chronological narrative, re-
lseved, however. at the most appropriate
stage OF development Of the subject by
acquisitions upon special phases Of
Llncoln's character, such as Lincoln as
a citizen and neighbor. as a lawyer.
and his religious, mental and moral ma
ture.
The stage OF development which has
p been taken IS the fttest for this char
scter study IS that attained Lincoln
. IN the interval between his congress
s1Onsl career and his temperance in
public life as the opponent OF the
repeal OF the Missouri compromise
70 speak specifically from 1850 to 1854.
During this period all the characters
tic features Of LincOln's personality
were developed to the point OF stability.
.He attained al this time his full moral
- stature. Thereafter his figure took on
20 the eye more heroic proportions. but
this was due TO the grand and tragic
background which il acquired rather
than 70 any growth in the figure itself.
BY presenting this picture Of Lin
coins personality at tne outset OF his
appearance as a national figure. rather
than at the close-the conventional
place IA Biography means is afford
ed the reader 10 standardize the intel
lectua1 and moral acts. as they are
. thereafter related, not only Of Lin
coin. but also OF his great ministers
and generals. OF whom he proved him
self the master and leader.
Volume has been constructed to
present as its distinctive feature this
clash OF personality between the great
. president and the strong and brilliant
men about him. Lincoln's relations
with the members Of his cabinet are
first presented and carried through the
entire administration Then his rela-
tons with his generals are set forth
In the order which as closely as pos
= sible approaches the order Of events.
:. The history OF the war down to the
=: beginning OF the Wilderness campaign,
- at which time Grant was chosen as
general in chief, is fully given. but
. thereafter discuss on is confined 10 the
other problems Of the war, such as
> emancipation, negro enlistment, and.
most troublesome OF all, reconstruction,
which Lincoln had just taken in hand
10 when he was struck down by the
J. assassin.
Reference TO the index points out
. the unique value Of the work as
showing Lincoln's relations with the
:Inen Of his time, not only those OF note,
but many obscure but none the less i'm
!: portant builders Of the nation
The entry alone IN the index, that
OF Whitney. Henry c, revealing as il
: does IN its numerous items the inti-
mate relationship OF the author OF the
book with its subject. is conclusive evil
;dence that the work is a real. rather
than e. Fictitious, contribution to Lin
coin literature
The book, especially the first volume,
contains hundreds of quotable stories
from Lincoln which are entirely new,
for even the most assiduous collectors
have very little OF the matter found in
the Whitney memorial Two excellent
-. .TrOuLlEpleceSs one OF Lincoln ana one
Of the author. are contained in the
books. which are attractively printed
and bound
The Abraham Lincoln Centennial" is
q collection of authentic stories with
.noesns. songs and programs for the
bows. girls and teachers Of elementary
= schools.
Ii is edited by Lillian c. Bergold.
Ph. B.. University Of Chicago, and is
one Of the most carefully compiled OF
the Lincoln books OF the year.
The authoress states her purpose in
q brief foreword:
."One OF the greatest features sof the
Lincoln centenary should be TO bring
20 the children OF this country those
elements OF his character, influence. and
greatness which they can appreciate.
The author has endeavored TO bring
together In usable form such material
as would further this purpose. Many
selections from which parts have been
taken are easily available and may be
well used in full. Several Of the
'.stories and Illustrations have not been
hitherto published" Educational pub
fishing company, Chicago)
John Graham Brooks "As Others See
u.s. has been adopted as a textbook for
a class in ethics by a professor of phil
-osophy in one of the large universities.
The reason given is that the volume
shows the contrast between ethical
fdear in this country and Europe.