Abraham Lincoln, the backwoods boy, or, How a young rail-splitter became president
By: Horatio Alger, Jr.
Series: Polyglot Press Alger series
Publisher: Polyglot Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Juvenile fiction; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Fiction; Presidents -- Fiction; Conduct of life -- Fiction
Genres: Juvenile fiction.; Fiction.
Other titles: Abraham Lincoln, the backwoods boy; How a young rail-splitter became president
Description: A fictionalized biography of the Civil War president, emphasizing his compassion and high moral character. Features excerpts from his speeches and several pertinent poems, including "Oh! Why Should the Spirit of Mortal Be Proud?"
Notes: First published in 1883 by John R. Anderson and Henry S. Allen, New York.