The Life of Abraham Lincoln

The Life of Abraham Lincoln
Author: Ida Minerva Tarbell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 516
Release: 1920
Genre: History
ISBN:

She is remembered today as a muckraking journalist, author of such blockbuster exposes as 1904's The History of the Standard Oil Company, which actually contributed to the corporation's breakup in 1911. But in this 1900 work, as charming as it is important, American author IDA MINERVA TARBELL (1857-1944) shows a softer side as she traces, with a laudatory and admiring spirit, the development of the character and morals of Abraham Lincoln.

The Life of Abraham Lincoln Volumes 1 & 2

The Life of Abraham Lincoln Volumes 1 & 2
Author: Ida M. Tarbell
Publisher: Digital Scanning Inc
Total Pages: 572
Release: 1998-12-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1582181241

Begun in 1894 at the suggestion of Mr. S.S. McClure and Mr. J.S. Phillips, editors of "McClure's" magazine, to add to the popular knowledge of Abraham Lincoln, this book is the result of the author's efforts, writing thousands of letters and traveling thousands of miles to collect the material used herein. Thus, the work can be considered one in which the whole country has participated.