Lincoln's Old Friends of Menard County, Illinois (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781609497972)

At the age of twenty-two, Abraham Lincoln arrived in New Salem, Illinois, as a strange, friendless, uneducated, penniless boy (in his own words). He did not remain friendless for long. Meet the community that welcomed him: Bennett and Elizabeth Abell, the couple who guided him through heartache; Mary Owens, Elizabeth Abell's sister who helped educate him in the realm of the heart; Mentor Graham, the schoolmaster who helped teach him; Bowling Green, the jolly justice of the peace who allowed Lincoln to practice law before his court; and Slicky Bill Greene, who clerked with Lincoln at a frontier dry goods store. Making good use of primary sources overlooked by many historians, Dale Thomas helps flesh out the important story of Lincoln's formative years in Menard County.

Author: Dale Thomas
ISBN-10: 160949797X
ISBN-13: 9781609497972
Publisher: History Press
Language: English
Published: 11/20/2012
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d