A Man for the Ages: A Story of the Builders of Democracy

by Irving Bacheller

At last I have got mine. I had been scampering towards the stars, like a jack-rabbit chased by barking greyhounds, when a shrapnel shell caught up with me. It sneezed all over my poor bus, and threw some junk into me as if it thought me nothing better than a kind of waste basket. Seems as if it had got tired of carrying its load and wanted to put it on me. It succeeded famously but I got home with the bus.

114 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1919

About the author

Addison Irving Bacheller was an American journalist and writer who founded the first modern newspaper syndicate in the United States.

Reviews

[Debra Ampe · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great read if you are interested in Abraham Lincoln's early days. I can't find whether this is fiction (historical fiction?) or facts. I was lucky enough to find a first edition at a book sale for 50 cents. WELL WORTH IT!

[L. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Samson Traylor has moved his family out to the wilds of Illinois. (I never thought I would use the words "wild" and "Illinois" in the same sentence.) They make fast friends with the youthful Abraham Lincoln, get involved in the Underground Railroad, and have a hand in the rocky road of love between Harry and the curiously named Bim.