BY
JAMES CREELMAN
Author of “On the Great Highway”
“As, in spite of some rudeness, republicanism is the sole hope of a sick world, so Lincoln, with all his foibles, is the greatest character since Christ.”—John Hay.
NEW YORK
THE OUTING PUBLISHING COMPANY
MCMIX
Copyright, 1909, by
THE OUTING PUBLISHING CO.
Copyright, 1908, by
THE PEARSON PUBLISHING CO.
All Rights Reserved.
To
MY SON
ASHMERE
AND TO ALL AMERICAN BOYS
YOUNG OR OLD
I ADDRESS THIS LITTLE VOLUME
Acknowledgements are due to the excellent books on Lincoln by Herndon and Weik, Hay and Nicolay, Ida Tarbell, Mr. Lamon, Mr. Stoddard, and others.