The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: Volume 2 1843 – 1858: Newly Formatted; Edited by Arthur Brooks Lapsley (Timeless Classic Books)

The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: Volume 2 1843 – 1858: Newly Formatted; Edited by Arthur Brooks Lapsley (Timeless Classic Books)

In The Writings of Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2, we learn of Lincoln’s love for writing poetry. Below is just one example included in this book. In December, 1847, when Lincoln was stumping for Henry Clay, he crossed into Indiana and revisited his old home. He writes: “That part of the country is within itself as unpoetical as any spot on earth; but still seeing it and its objects and inhabitants aroused feelings in me which were certainly poetry; though whether my expression of these feelings $ 13.95