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The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln (Volume 7)

By Abraham Lincoln

2019-02-27 23:40:55

The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln (Volume 7) (1863-1865) by Abraham Lincoln is a long-term documentary editing project dedicated to identifying, imaging, and publishing all documents written by or to Abraham Lincoln during his lifetime (1809 ... Read more
The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln (Volume 7) (1863-1865) by Abraham Lincoln is a long-term documentary editing project dedicated to identifying, imaging, and publishing all documents written by or to Abraham Lincoln during his lifetime (1809-1865). The project began as the Lincoln Legal Papers in 1985; in 2001 the project became the Papers of Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln is one of America's most famous politicians who is consistently ranked as one of the greatest presidents ever to occupy the White House. Any scholarly study of his life is reliant on his written words to understand his thoughts, motives, and actions, however his assassination prevented Lincoln from organizing his papers himself. After his father's death, Robert Todd Lincoln gathered a large collection of papers and entrusted their organization to David Davis with the assistance of Lincoln's private secretaries John G. Nicolay and John Hay. Less

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File size225.139 KB
Print pages139
PublisherPublic Domain Books
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-1980653479
Born in Hardin County, Kentucky, The United States February 12, 1809 Died: April 15, 1865 GenreMemoir, Politics Influences: Robert Burns Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth President of the United...

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