This is a brilliant and original interpretation of one of the greatest men of our time. 

The author describes the frontier life which produced Lincoln, his continual self-education, the development of a rare character and its adaptation to great events and demands such as few other men have experienced. 

Lincoln's administrative genius, his war strategy, his inflexibility on essentials, and his neglect of the lesser for the greater are treated in this masterly portrait. 

The analysis of Lincoln, the man, with all his lovable personal qualities, is made against the dramatic historical background of Colonial days, the Revolution, the War of 1812, the Missouri Compromise, Secession, and an exciting history of the Civil War. 

The famous Lincoln-Douglas debates are also included.