Abraham vs. Thomas

[Joe Di Cola]

I have always felt that Michael Burlingame's analysis of Thomas Lincoln was overly harsh. There are a number of examples of Thomas's skilled joinery, including cabinets, cupboards, mantlepieces and, in the hired girl's room at the Lincoln home in Springfield, a trunk fashioned by Thomas. Lincoln's father may have had his faults, but he also had plusses that should be acknowledged.