The Life of Abraham Lincoln

by Ida Tarbell

Abraham Lincoln's life and times, as seen by his contemporaries, are explored in these volumes sponsored by "McClure's Magazine". Tarbel traveled thousands of miles to collect the materials which came as a result of a campaign conducted by the editorial staff. The books were thus a project in which the whole country cooperated.

Genres: History, Biography

572 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1998

About the author

Ida Minerva Tarbell was an American teacher, author and journalist. She was known as one of the leading "muckrakers" of the progressive era, work known in modern times as "investigative journalism". She wrote many notable magazine series and biographies. She is best-known for her 1904 book The History of the Standard Oil Company, which was listed as No. 5 in a 1999 list by the New York Times of the top 100 works of 20th-century American journalism.[1] She became the first person to take on Standard Oil. She began her work on The Standard after her editors at McClure's Magazine called for a story on one of the trusts.

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[Bottlegirl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very interesting.