Story Of Young Abraham Lincoln

"The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln" is a classic biography of Lincoln's young years aimed at young readers. It summarizes the life of Lincoln from his birth, through his early years, to his tragic death, but it concentrates on the years of his youth. Much of the narrative is in the form of anecdotes, stories told by those who knew him best.

Excerpt from The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln The boy or girl who reads to-day may know more about the real Lincoln than his own children knew. The greatest President's son, Robert Lincoln, discussing a certain incident in their life in the White House, remarked to the writer, with a smile full of meaning: "I believe you know more about our family matters than I do!" This is because "all the world loves a lover" - and Abraham Lincoln loved everybody. With all his brain and brawn, his real greatness was in his heart. He has been called "the Great-Heart of the White House," and there is little doubt that more people have heard about him than there are who have read of the original "Great-Heart" in "The Pilgrim's Progress." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The boy or girl who reads to-day may know more about the real Lincoln than his own children knew. The greatest President's son, Robert Lincoln, discussing a certain incident in their life in the White House, remarked to the writer, with a smile full of meaning: "I believe you know more about our family matters than I do!"This is because "all the world loves a lover"-and Abraham Lincoln loved everybody. With all his brain and brawn, his real greatness was in his heart. He has been called "the Great-Heart of the White House," and there is little doubt that more people have heard about him than there are who have read of the original "Great-Heart" in "The Pilgrim's Progress."Indeed, it is safe to say that more millions in the modern world are acquainted with the story of the rise of Abraham Lincoln from a poorly built log cabin to the highest place among "the seats of the mighty," than are familiar with the Bible story of Joseph who arose and stood next to the throne of the Pharaohs

The boy or girl who reads to-day may know about the real Lincoln; than his own children knew. The greatest President's son; Robert Lincoln; discussing a certain incident in their life in the White House; remarked to the writer; with a smile full of meaning; " I believe you know more about our family matters that I do!"

Wayne Whipple (1856-1942) was the American author of: The Story of the White House and its Home Life (1903), Story-Life of Lincoln (1908), Heart of Abraham Lincoln (1909), Little Life of Lincoln (1909), Story of the Liberty Bell (1910), Story of the White House (1910), Story of the American Flag (1910), Franklin s Key (1910), Story-Life of Washington (1911), Story-Life of the Son of Man (1913), Story-Life of Napoleon (1914), Story of Young Benjamin Franklin (1916), Heart of Washington (1916), Heart of Lee (1918) and Radio Boys Cronies; or, Bill Brown s Radio (1922) and Radio Boys Loyalty; or, Bill Brown Listens in (1922) with the American author Samuel Francis Aaron (1862-1947).

The boy or girl who reads to-day may know more about the real Lincoln than his own children knew. The greatest President's son, Robert Lincoln, discussing a certain incident in their life in the White House, remarked to the writer, with a smile full of meaning:"I believe you know more about our family matters than I do!"

From The Story Of Young Abraham Lincoln: To the motherless boy the thought of his blessed mother being buried without any religious service whatever added a keen pang to the bitterness of his lot. Dennis Hanks once told how eagerly Abe learned to write: "Sometimes he would write with a piece of charcoal, or the p'int of a burnt stick, on the fence or floor. We got a little paper at the country town, and I made ink out of blackberry juice, briar root and a little copperas in it. It was black, but the copperas would eat the paper after a while. I made his first pen out of a turkey-buzzard feather. We hadn't no geese them days-to make good pens of goose quills." As soon as he was able Abe Lincoln wrote his first letter. It was addressed to Parson Elkin, the Baptist preacher, who had sometimes stayed over night with the family when they lived in Kentucky, to ask that elder to come and preach a sermon over his mother's grave. It had been a long struggle to learn to write "good enough for a preacher"-especially for a small boy who is asking such a favor of a man as "high and mighty" as a minister of the Gospel seemed to him. It was a heartbroken plea, but the lad did not realize it. It was a short, straightforward note, but the good preacher's eyes filled with tears as he read it.