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Newton, Joseph Fort, 1876-1950 Lincoln and Herndon

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.277 Author/Creator: Newton, Joseph Fort, 1876-1950 Place Written: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Type: Book Date: November 1910 Pagination: 367 p. : front., plates, ports. Height: 24.9 cm, Width: 16.7 cm Order a Copy

Published by The Torch Press. Dedicated "To Josephine Kate "The Blessed Baby" with love and joy." Written as a "study of [Lincoln and William H. Herndon's] personal and political fellowship..." Describes the relationship between Lincoln and Herndon both in the field of law and in politics. Gives a brief biography of Herndon. Includes selected letters of Herndon. Green cover with stamped lettering and design on the spine and front cover. Sewn binding.

Newton, Joseph Fort, 1876-1950
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Herndon, William Henry, 1818-1891

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