The Real Life of Abraham Lincoln:
A Talk with Mr. Herndon: His Late Law Partner
Publication House, New York, 1867

Excerpt from "The Real Life of Abraham Lincoln: A Talk with Mr. Herndon, His Late Law Partner"

… "Mr. Lincoln seldom bought a new book, and seldom read one. Mr. Lincoln's education was almost entirely a newspaper one. He was one of the most thorough newspaper readers in America, and for 15 years before his election to the Presidency subscribed regularly to The Richmond Enquirer and The Charleston Mercury. He grew slowly, therefore, as public opinion grew, and as an anti-slavery man was a gradual convert."

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