German Lincoln biography published in 1866

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German Lincoln biography published in 1866 - RJNorton - 06-04-2016 05:18 AM

Many thanks to Angela for sending this information. A friend of hers found this first edition Lincoln biography. He found it in a box at an antique store for a very low price. It was published in Germany in 1866. Angela writes, "It features beautiful etchings and engravings and even a HUGE map of the US during the Civil War. It is titled “Abraham Lincoln – Wiederhersteller der Nordamerikanischen Union” (“Abraham Lincoln – Restorator of the North-American Union”) and written by Dr. Max Lange. It is slightly faded around the edges, but the gorgeous purple binding is still quite intact and ready for reading."

Angela continues, "Apparently there is a whole series of books about famous people from this publishing house under the title of “The honor temple of the 19th century” and the Lincoln volume is number 6. The author, married to the daughter of the publishing house owner, was apparently a well known chess player in Germany...I had never heard of the book OR the author before."

RE: German Lincoln biography published in 1866 - Angela - 06-04-2016 01:18 PM

Thank you so much for posting this, Roger!
Once I started reading, I could not stop - it is quite fascinating to learn how another country viewed him as a person and politician!

RE: German Lincoln biography published in 1866 - Rogerm - 06-04-2016 03:05 PM

I have found that the text of this book is available on the internet, if anybody happened to be interested in it.

RE: German Lincoln biography published in 1866 - Eva Elisabeth - 06-05-2016 12:35 AM

Very cool, Angela, love the map, too - thanks for posting!

Why does the cover read "Abraham Lincoln und der amerikanische Krieg 1861-1865" (A.L. and the American War 1861-65) if the title is "Abraham Lincoln – Wiederhersteller der Nordamerikanischen Union”?

Roger, thanks for the tip to look for it online - found it, too:
http://reader.digitale-sammlungen.de/de/fs1/object/display/bsb10068954_00031.html
It has 70 illustrations!

PS: Angela - the apostrophe 's(es?Plural!) with the names made me rub my eyes in disbelief - I've always thought this a recent "disease".
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RE: German Lincoln biography published in 1866 - Angela - 06-05-2016 01:19 AM

(06-05-2016 12:35 AM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote: Very cool, Angela, love the map, too - thanks for posting!

Why does the cover read "Abraham Lincoln und der amerikanische Krieg 1861-1865" (A.L. and the American War 1861-65) if the title is "Abraham Lincoln – Wiederhersteller der Nordamerikanischen Union”?

Roger, thanks for the tip to look for it online - found it, too:
http://reader.digitale-sammlungen.de/de/fs1/object/display/bsb10068954_00031.html
It has 70 illustrations!

PS: Angela - the apostrophe 's(es?Plural!) with the names made me rub my eyes in disbelief - I've always thought this a recent "disease".

Not sure about the different title, second binding is my guess.
The illustrations are beautiful and detailed and so is the map.