Lincoln the unknown
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Lincoln the Unknown
What I loved most about this book was the story of Lincoln as a person. He was generous, kind, funny, patient, a man of common sense and a man that felt deep sorrow and unhappiness.
Some excerpts from the book:
(p22)For years, there in Indiana, Abraham Lincoln endured more terrible poverty that did thousands of the salves whom he would one day liliberate.
(p)Failure and defeat were not new experiences to Lincoln. He had known them all his life; they did not crush him; his faith in the ultimate triumph of his cause remained firm, his confidence unshaken. He went among the disheartened soldiers, shacking hands with them, and saying over and over: "God bless you. God Bless you" He cheered them, sat down and ate beans with them, revived their drooping spirits, and talked of brighter to-morrows.
(p) The great tragedy of Lincoln's life was not his assassination, but his marriage.
(p) The next day little Tad [Lincoln's son] asked a caller at the White house if his fathernwas in heaven.
"I have no doubt of it," came the reply.
"Then I am glad he has gone." Said Tad, "for
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Lincoln the Unknown by Dale Carnegie was published by the Forest Hills Publishing Co., Forest Hills, New York, in Not an ex-library copy, this year-old, page, 5 1/2" X 8", signed offering is in G+ condition. It does NOT appear to be a First Edition as, though it "says" it was copyrighted in , it has pictorial laminated boards, which I do not believe were "used" back in It IS a really nice older SIGNED edition. There is spotty, light staining on the back cover board, noticeable shelf wear at top two outer tips of boards, and more modest shelf wear at top and bottom edges of volume's spine. Staining from original glue is observed on front/back end papers, and there is modest yellowing of same as well as pages of text. There is a 2 1/2" X 4 3/4" Award Plate attached to bottom-third portion of front loose end page, and said Plate is SIGNED by the author. This is, Reader, a most fascinating telling of the life of Abraham Lincoln, written as it is by a man who himself was born in poverty/extremely humble circumstances, but who rose, in his lifetime, to astounding heights of success and acclaim and wealth. Although Carnegie appropriately details our sixteenth President's accomplishments and t