Herndon's Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life

Abraham Lincoln (18091865) is one of the most famous Americans in history and one of the countrys 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 didnt live to witness his own accomplishment, becoming the first president assassinated when he was killed at Fords Theater by John Wilkes Booth. Herndons Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life was authored by William Herndon (along with Jesse Weik) , Lincolns friend and law partner. He sought to reveal a more real version of Lincoln than the biography written by John George Nicolay and John Milton Hay. This edition of Herndons Lincoln includes pictures of Lincoln throughout his life, and a table of contents for easier navigation.