Excerpt from The Works of Abraham Lincoln, Vol. 1: Abraham Lincoln, the True Story of a Great Life; With Critical Estimates, Anecdotes and Stories; Early Speeches, 1832-1856 Besides the biography proper, comprised in twenty-six short chapters, this volume contains a liberal collection of the most treasured sto ries and anecdotes either told by Lincoln or con cerning him. Every effort has been made to include only such Lincoln stories as have well-established authenticity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.