Lincoln and Ann Rutledge: An Idyllic Epos of the Early North-West, Souvenir of Abraham Lincoln's Birth-Day, 1912 (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Denton J. Snider

9780483130708: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge: An Idyllic Epos of the Early North-West, Souvenir of Abraham Lincoln's Birth-Day, 1912 (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0483130702 ISBN 13: 9780483130708

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Epic portrait of a frontier town and a young Lincoln — a poetic, character-driven look at New Salem, its people, and the forces that shaped a nations’ future.

The book blends history with myth, offering vivid scenes of daily life, community trials, and a heartfelt romance that threads through the era.

In these pages, readers meet townsfolk who build, debate, and dream under the banner of a young Abraham Lincoln. Through dialogue, letters, and intimate moments, the narrative traces loyalty, love, and the moral questions of a growing America.

Vivid character sketches of Squire Ebenezer, Doctor Palmetto, Mentor Graham, and others who define a border town.
Frontier life, civic ambition, and the tensions that shaped Illinois in the 1830s.
An intimate romance between Lincoln and Ann Rutledge, explored through letters and personal choices.
A lyrical, episodic structure that moves from village scenes to larger political and historical echoes.

Ideal for readers drawn to literary biographical works, frontier history, and romance threaded through the formation of a nation.

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