Author: BARTON, WILLIAM E.
Title: The Paternity of Abraham Lincoln: Was He the Son of Thomas Lincoln? an Essay on the Chastity of Nancy Hanks
Description: New York: George H. Doran Company, 1920. First Edition (?). Hardcover. A scarce copy of this edition. Cover is green cloth with gold lettering on front and spine [which is faded]. Overall, pages are clean and tight. Pages have deckled edges. "The author has endeavored to trace every rumor and report relating to the birth of Abraham Lincoln, to assemble all the available evidence in favor of it and against it, to judge each one of these reports upon its own merits, and to render what, he believes, is a judgment from which there can be no successful appeal". Sections are: The Nature and Importance of the Inquiry; The Stories and the Evidence in Support of Them; A Critical and Constructive Analysis; 11 Appendices. A scarce copy of this edition. ; Ex-Library; 6 x 9; 414 pages; NOT A MODERN REPRINT, BUT THE TRUE FIRST EDITION FROM 1920, Cover has rubbing/scuffing, bumping, shelf wear, sunning; typical ex-library book markings; stamps on all sides of the text block. Former owner's bookplate inside front cover; some pages have shallow chips, tears or nicks on the edges--these do not affect the printed areas.. Very Good .

Keywords: Abraham Lincoln; American History; American Presidents; Biography; 19th Century American History; Nancy Hanks; Paternity; Reference; Politics; Women/Womens' History Cultural History Education History American History Geography Biography/Memoirs/Journals R


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