The Life of Abraham Lincoln

Henry Ketcham

Jan 1901 · A.L. Burt

About this ebook

"In his introduction to The Life of Abraham Lincoln, Henry Ketcham notes that there has been so much written about Lincoln that the legend has begun to obscure, if not to efface, the man. In this biography the single purpose has been to present the living man with such distinctness of outline that the reader may have a sort of feeling of being acquainted with him. Ketcham's clearly-written, unadorned account of Lincoln's life achieves its stated purpose, never removing its focus from the man who became the 16th President of the United States and led the nation through some of its most turbulent and difficult times."--Amazon.com

Ratings and reviews

Great reading, joyful and a real good basic info book to start with. Very old but important none the less. You will enjoy it and really kept to the facts, very complementary to lincoln, but if you are looking for his inner family details or marital disfunction this was not the book for you.

It's difficult at best to write a life story. This one often sounds much too good to be true. Still, if indeed Abe was as wise and compassionate, the decisions made fit into a framework of a man who progressively became the most revered leader in US history.

Why couldnt this book tell you that abe killed 38 dakota man the same day he signed the emancipation proclamation..... he tried to kill a whole tribe but no one wants to know about that??? What if that was family what would u do? ..