Abraham Lincoln: A History (Unexpurgated Edition)
About this book
This Halcyon Classics ebook is the authoritative biography of Abraham Lincoln written by two of the late president's personal secretaries, John G. Nicolay and John Hay. The first two volumes, concerning Lincoln's early life through the early days of the Civil War, are contained in this volume.Nicolay was appointed secretary to the president in 1861, and served in that capacity working closely with the 16th president until shortly before Lincoln's assassination in 1865. John Hay was assistant secretary to the president.The two men collaborated on the official biography of Lincoln, which was first published in serial form in 1886-1890 and in book form in 1890-1894. This ebook is DRM free and includes an active table of contents for easy navigation.This unexpurgated edition contains the complete text, with minor errors and omissions corrected.
