The Lincoln Reader

The Lincoln Reader is a biography of Abraham Lincoln written by 65 authors. Paul Angle, the noted Lincoln scholar, selected passages from the works on contemporaries, later biographers & even Lincoln himself, to form a composite portrait of one of the wisest & most beloved American presidents. These passages, interwoven by Angle's running commentary, blend into a single vivid narrative of Lincoln's life, from his boyhood in Indiana to his assassination & funeral. First published in 1947, The Lincoln Reader has long been considered the most definitive, complete & authentic retelling of the life of Abraham Lincoln.
Preface
Kentucky childhood
Youth in Indiana
New Salem
The DeWitt Clinton of Illinois
Attorney & Counsellor at Law
Romance & marriage
Mr. Lincoln of Illinois
Leader of the Illinois bar
The house of eighth street
Rebirth in politics: 1854-58
The great debates
"The taste is in my mouth a little": nomination, 1860
Candidate & president elect
The new president
The momentous issue
The war begins
Search for a general
Emancipation
Life in the White House
Gettysburg
Years of victory
The second election
Peace
Death
& a people's grief
Epilogue