The Life of Abraham Lincoln (1866) by: Josiah Gilbert Holland - Softcover

Gilbert Holland, Josiah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1729195482 ISBN 13: 9781729195482

Publisher: Independently published, 2018

Synopsis

Josiah Gilbert Holland (July 24, 1819 – October 12, 1881) was an American novelist and poet who also wrote under the pseudonym Timothy Titcomb.Born in Belchertown, Massachusetts, on July 24, 1819, Holland grew up in a poor family struggling to make ends meet. After a time, Josiah was forced to work in a factory to help the family. He then spent a short time studying at Northampton (Massachusetts) High School before withdrawing due to ill health. Later he studied medicine at Berkshire Medical College, where he took a degree in 1844. He helped to found and edit Scribner's Monthly (afterwards the Century Magazine), in which appeared his novels, Arthur Bonnicastle, The Story of Sevenoaks, Nicholas Minturn. In poetry he wrote "Bitter Sweet" (1858), "Kathrina", the lyrics to the Methodist hymn "There's a Song in the Air", and many others.

About this edition

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1729195482
• ISBN 13: 9781729195482
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 758