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Herndon's Life of Lincoln by Jesse Weik and William Henry Herndon (1983, Trade Paperback)

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Product Description : William H Herndons Life of Lincoln written to counteract the worshipful view of Abraham Lincoln held by the public caused enormous controversy when first published in 1889 Unlike the hagiographies that celebrate the selflessness of the Great Emancipator Herndons account emphasizes Lincolns private life his brooding selfdoubt warring contradictions Many have disputed Herndons political and personal insights in particular his famous conjecture of Lincolns passion for Ann Rutledge but no one denies the amazing amount of information he collected on his subject the compelling narrative he wove from it and the living portrait that emerges of Lincoln in all his human grandeur