Antique (1867) Life Of Abraham Lincoln : For The Young Man and the Sabbath School by William Cunning ham Gray - Illustrated.
First Edition. Published just two years after Abraham Lincoln's assassination, this historical biography was written specifically as a devotional and moral guide for youth and Sunday school students. Gray frames Lincoln's life - from his humble, backwoods childhood to his presidency and leadership during the Civil War - through the lens of Christian morality. Emphasizes his hard work, absolute honesty, and reliance on faith.
Victorian Era religious book. Binding has come untied inside - book intact. Foxing present on pages. gilt lettering + detailing to cover and spine. Red page edges. Distress + discoloration to the cover. inscription inside in pencil. Illustrated. Some writing in pencil. Where binding has come untied some pages are not fully secured in the book but are intact, see photos. Illustrated. Title page features a famous quote from Lincoln's July 5, 1861, message to congress delivered shortly after the outbreak of the Civil War : "Having chosen our course without guile and with pure purpose, let us renew our trust in God, and go on without fear and with manly hearts."
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Antique (1867) Life Of Abraham Lincoln : For The Young Man and the Sabbath School by William Cunning ham Gray - Illustrated.
First Edition. Published just two years after Abraham Lincoln's assassination, this historical biography was written specifically as a devotional and moral guide for youth and Sunday school students. Gray frames Lincoln's life - from his humble, backwoods childhood to his presidency and leadership during the Civil War - through the lens of Christian morality. Emphasizes his hard work, absolute honesty, and reliance on faith.
Victorian Era religious book. Binding has come untied inside - book intact. Foxing present on pages. gilt lettering + detailing to cover and spine. Red page edges. Distress + discoloration to the cover. inscription inside in pencil. Illustrated. Some writing in pencil. Where binding has come untied some pages are not fully secured in the book but are intact, see photos. Illustrated. Title page features a famous quote from Lincoln's July 5, 1861, message to congress delivered shortly after the outbreak of the Civil War : "Having chosen our course without guile and with pure purpose, let us renew our trust in God, and go on without fear and with manly hearts."
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