The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln / A Narrative And Descriptive Biography With Pen-Pictures And Personal / Recollections By Those Who Knew Him

The work assembles chronological, anecdotal sketches and personal recollections from contemporaries to portray the life and character of Abraham Lincoln. It traces family background and early years through moves in childhood, schooling, formative errands and early occupations, and furnishes pen-portraits of those everyday experiences that shaped his habits and outlook. Contributors who met him describe appearances, manner, and speech, supplying vivid small scenes and reminiscences rather than formal interpretation. The volume intersperses biographical narrative with first-hand vignettes of political and professional episodes to present a humanized account of his private routines, temperaments, and public bearing.