Abraham Lincoln: From His Own Words and Contemporary Accounts

by Roy Edgar Appleman, Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincoln

Written by Roy Edgar Appleman. A reprint of the 1942 edition by the U. S. Information Services in 1961. This paperback contains 55 pages of Abraham Lincoln's life and speeches.

55 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1942

About the author

A graduate of Ohio State University, Roy Edgar Appleman earned an A.M. at Columbia University in 1935. In 1936, he began a career as a historian with the National Park Service, retiring as chief, Branch of Park History Studies, Washington Office in 1970.

During World War II, Appleman served as an Army officer and combat historian with the Tenth Army on Okinawa. He was a lieutenant colonel with the X Corp during the Korean War. He wrote the volume on the Okinawa campaign for the Army Green Book series on World War II, and the first volume in the U.S. Army's official history of the Korean War.

Reviews

[Dave Donahoe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Abraham Lincoln as a man, not myth. Unless you are a Lincoln scholar, chances are you have never read of Lincoln so described. A fascinating, touching quick read of Lincoln's own words and his contemporaries' observations.