The early life of Abraham Lincoln

by Ida Tarbell

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Genres: Biography, History

240 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1974

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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Reviews

[Belinda · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,25 stars - English Ebook 🌸🌸🌸
Lots of photo’s. Lots also private collection times. Intresting to read but it is a little dull here and there. 🌹🌹🌹

[Don Gerstein · Rating 5 out of 5]

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Almost everyone knows that Abraham Lincoln was a Republican President of the United States who issued the Emancipation Proclamation and was assassinated while still in office. Few know more than a few scant details about his earlier years.

For instance, do you know the circumstances that caused people to first refer to him as “Honest Abe?” How old was he when he first moved to Illinois, also now known as the “Land of Lincoln?” Even though he grew up in a log cabin, was his family viewed as poor? These and many other facts and descriptions are brought to light in author Ida M. Tarbell’s book.

Histories and biographies are always better when properly researched, and the author has gathered information from many different sources, from letters, diaries, and even bills of sale. The result is an eye-opening and entertaining book that paints a full picture of the man who would one day be elected President. Five stars.

[Belinda Vlasbaard · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5 stars- ebook-
Lots of facts and photo's. But here and there a little dull for me. Maybe a little to much facts. But the photo's make it interesting.

[Gregory Freeman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Informative but very dry

Although the book offers a portrait of Abraham Lincoln in his younger and formative years it never quite brings him to life and illustrates what made him the man he was. One defining moment is when he witnesses a young slave girl being displayed and examined for purchase which greatly saddened him. Also is his grief over the death of Ann Rutledge who he would mourn for the rest of his life. The photographs are interesting but the text that accompanies them disrupts the flow of the narrative. I never felt inside the character of Lincoln. It was quick and easy read but we quickly evaporate from my memory, leaving no greater insight on this complicated and conflicted man.

[Kirk Dobihal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ida Tarbell puts skin on the tales you've heard about Lincoln.

[jOHN N. Waligora · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good read, but very disappointing in the proofreading of this book

A lot, I say a lot of spelling errors, never saw so many in one book.
However, a lot of new information…

[DelAnne Frazee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Title: The Early Life of Abraham Lincoln
Author: Ida Minerva Tarbell
Published: 5-13-2016
Publisher: Endeavor Press / Albion Press
Pages: 248
Genre: Autobiography
Sub Genre: American History; Non Fiction; Political Figures
ISBN: 9781407687742
ASIN: B01FDEAVFQ
Reviewer: DelAnne
Reviewed For: NetGalley
Rating: 4 1/2 stars

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I can remember reading everything I could on Abraham Lincoln from the time I was in grade school. His humble demeanor and how he rose to become President of the United State fascinated me. Ida Tarbell, being a bit of a rebel during a time when women were expected to stay at home under the shadows of their fathers and husbands blazed a trail for women and men in the field of investigative journalism. She explored every document she could lay her hands on and did many interviews with those who knew Abraham during his younger years and early political life. This book discusses his hopes, aspirations, loves and personal tragedies. A must for anyone who enjoys the time period or just wants to know more about the man my rating is 4 1/2 stars.





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[Sandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Written in 1923, this book is treasure chest of interviews with people who knew Lincoln and other details of his life that I'd never heard. The writing style is pleasantly old-fashioned with a clarity of grammar and detail that is missing from more modern works. Thank you to Miss Tarbell for this warm history of Lincoln.