Book Description Free Ebook Download
?
Book Description
In determining Lincoln's title to greatness we must not only keep in mind the times in which he lived, but we must, to a certain extent, measure him with other men. Many of our great men and our statesmen, it is true, have been self-made, rising gradually through struggles to the topmost rung of the ladder; but Lincoln rose from a lower depth than any of them. Assuredly the great Emancipator was a man apart, without equals or followers, and he himself waived all claims to ancestry. "I don't know who my grandfather was," he remarked; "and am much more concerned to know what my grandson will be."The purpose of these volumes is to narrate facts, avoiding as much as possible any expression of opinion, and leaving the reader to form his own conclusions. Use has been made of the views and recollections of other persons, but only those known to be truthful and trustworthy. The main focus of this work is to deal with Mr. Lincoln individually and domestically; as lawyer, as citizen, as statesman.
没有评论:
发表评论