04327cam a2200265 4500 606459300 TxAuBib 20200408120000.0 720222s1955||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 55009955 (OCoLC)246026 DLC eng ODaWU OCoLC DLC TxAuBib Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. The living Lincoln : the man, his mind, his times, and the war he fought, reconstructed from his own writings / Edited by Paul M. Angle and Earl Schenck Miers. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 1955. vii, 673 p ; 24 cm. My number one hero is Abraham Lincoln. No man gains my respect like this one. In this book by Paul M. Angle and Earl Schenck Miers, Lincoln speaks in his own words, through a myriad of documents, letters, and speeches. From his early life in Springfield to his last moments on earth, and all of the turmoil, defeats, and obstacles that Lincoln and the Nation faced, it is covered in this lengthy volume of work. Lincolns own words make this book worth the read. Known as the "Great Emancipator", and the "Great Campaigner", he bore unspeakable torment before, during, and after the Civil War, along with the monumental after-effects of Reconstruction in the South. Yet he prevailed. If you are a history buff, this compilation of letters, etc. is a must-read. Culled from the 9-volume Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, this book assembles the best of Lincoln's writings on himself and the issues of his day, creating in effect an engrossing autobiography of our greatest president. Skillful editing shapes this volume comprised of letters, speeches, and documents into an intimate self-portrait of Lincoln, from his early years in Springfield to the day before he died. A fine addition to any American history library. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1955. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black cloth spine with gilt lettering and brown paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. viii, 673pp. Near fine/very good. Jacket slightly edgeworn. First edition, tight and nice. Excerpts from "The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln." Tipped to front pastedown is a Typed Note Signed from Angle, 1p, 8½" X 11", Springfield, IL, 25 October 1944. Addressed to Virginia Goldberg. Near fine. Original folds faintly visible. On "Illinois State Historical Library" letterhead citing him as "State Librarian," Angle tells this Abraham Lincoln Book Shop staffer "I will run the pre-publication review in the December issue of the 'Abraham Lincoln Quarterly.' Under separate cover I am returning the proofs." Signed simply "Paul" in blue ink. Tipped to the facing front flyleaf is a Typed Letter Signed from Miers, 1p, 8½" X 11", Edison, NJ, 12 May 1957. Addressed to Arnold Gates (1914-93, noted Lincoln/Civil War scholar). Near fine. Cordial content to a Civil War chum, reading in part: "As you may have heard, Paul Angle and I are putting together a CIVIL WAR READER for Simon & Schuster, trying to do the job as an American folk epic and capturing the story on home front as well as on the battlefield. I'd like to talk about it to you...." He goes on to congratulate Gates on the Civil War Round Table newsletter he edited ("again impressed me with its high quality; I find it a fascinating publication, and send you warm congratulations on the fine achievement it represents"). Signed simply "Earl" in large tremulous blue ballpoint. The title to which Miers refers was published in 1959 as "A Ballad of the North and South." A nice copy of this book with two superb autograph additions. Angle (1901-75) -- librarian of the Illinois Historical Library and director of the Chicago Historical Society -- was a prolific author and editor of Lincoln and Illinois history titles, while Miers (1910-72) authored and edited a large number of popular books, mainly about the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln. He suffered from cerebral palsy, making writing difficult in later years, so his signed books and letters are seldom encountered. Adult. 20200430. Angle, Paul M, 1900-1975, (Paul McClelland.) Miers, Earl Schenck, 1910-1972, ed. TXNAV