The Lincoln Reader 1947 Paul M Angle vintage hardcover, Fair

The Lincoln Reader edited by Paul M. Angle and published by Rutgers University Press in 1947 Copy is in fair condition, with wear to cover, and front cover starting to loosen from spine. Pages are yellowing with age The Lincoln Reader is a biography of Abraham Lincoln written by sixty-five authors. Paul Angle, the noted Lincoln scholar, selected passages from the works on contemporaries, later biographers, and even Lincoln himself, to form a composite portrait of one of the wisest and most beloved American presidents. These passages, interwoven by Angle's running commentary, blend into a single vivid narrative of Lincoln's life, from his boyhood in Indiana to his assassination and funeral. First published in 1947, The Lincoln Reader has long been considered the most definitive, complete, and authentic retelling of the life of Abraham Lincoln.