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"He Knew Lincoln and Other Billy Brown Stories" — Ida Tarbell — 1922

"He Knew Lincoln and Other Billy Brown Stories" — Ida Tarbell — 1922

$125.00

Full title: He Knew Lincoln and Other Billy Brown Stories. By Ida Tarbell. Published in New York by the MacMillan Company in 1922. 180pp.

A book for young readers, this book takes a look at Abraham Lincoln through the memories of those who knew him personally.

This book centers on Billy Brown, a real-life Springfield druggist and longtime friend of Lincoln.

Through a series of vivid, heartfelt stories, Tarbell captures Lincoln’s warmth, humor, and deep capacity for friendship—revealing a side of the president often left out of history books.

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Also available, In Lincoln's Chair, a companion study for this book.

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