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By Associated Press, Wire Service Content Oct. 20, 2019, at 11:11 a.m.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL. (AP) — A treasure trove of about 130 books once owned by a renowned Abraham Lincoln biographer has been donated to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield.

The books that once belonged to Benjamin Thomas could be a gold mine for Lincoln scholars as many of them contain the author's handwritten comments, observances and notations.

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https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/...biographer
That is a very generous gift.
For anyone interested in learning more about Benjamin Thomas, here is as detailed a look on him as one will ever get.

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Rob

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/j/jala/262986...w=fulltext
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