Norman Hapgood, son of Alton's Hapgood Plow Factory founder, featured Lincoln's rare portrait and autobiography in his 1899 ...

It’s a question that has plagued historians and journalists for decades. Now, the perpetual debate has reared its head once ...

Owing to this apparent singleness of heart and purpose, a biography of Lincoln is the ... towards a life of Abraham Lincoln, will be secure of readers. Originally of Quaker origin and of ...

In his 1863 Gettysburg Address, he argued that the war must lead to “a new birth of freedom” or it would have been fought in vain. Major Acts In practical terms, the achievements of Abraham Lincoln ...

Considered one of the nation's greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln remains a tragic historical figure, gunned down by an assassin just days after winning the nation's bloodiest war. A Republican ...

Abraham Lincoln was born on this day in 1809 in Kentucky. He would go on to rank among the best presidents in U.S. history, and he still makes news headlines when referenced by today's politicians.

Lincoln had struggled to heal the wounds of war, yet he became one of its last victims, and the war left the country no less divided. Abraham Lincoln grew up on the American frontier. Born in a ...

Abraham Lincoln spent his birthday in Cincinnati on Feb. 12, 1861, on his way from Springfield, Illinois, to the nation’s capital for his inauguration. The president-elect didn’t know what ...