The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln

By Francis Fisher Browne and Fisher Browne Francis

Book Overview

Francis Fisher Browne was an American editor and critic. Browne's most famous work was a detailed biography on Abraham Lincoln called The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) is one of the most famous Americans in history and one of the country's most revered presidents. Schoolchildren can recite the life story of Lincoln, the "Westerner" who educated himself and became a self made man, rising from lawyer to leader of the new Republican Party before becoming the 16th President of the United States. Lincoln successfully navigated the Union through the Civil War but didn't live to witness his crowning achievement, becoming the first president assassinated when he was shot at Ford's Theater by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865. In the generation after the Civil War, Lincoln became an American deity and one of the most written about men in history. With such a sterling reputation, even historians hesitate to write a critical word; in Team of Rivals Doris Kearns Goodwin casts Lincoln as an almost superhuman puppet master in control of his Cabinet's political machinations and the war's direction, juggling the balancing act flawlessly. As a result, Lincoln the man is far less known than Lincoln the myth.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1499680953
• ISBN13: 9781499680959
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.7" x 6.0"