[Illustration:
From “The Life of Abraham Lincoln.” Copyright 1900, The McClure Co.
Lincoln early in 1861. This is supposed to be the first, or one
of the first, portraits made of Lincoln after he began to wear
a beard
]
WHY WE LOVE
LINCOLN
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._
[Illustration]
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._