Carl Sandburg and Lincoln

[Joe Di Cola]

Bill,

It was definitely a major event for me. I loved Sandburg's poetry, his manner, and his biography of Lincoln. The first Lincoln book I ever purchased for myself was the one-volume edition when it came out in 1954--a first edition and it still has its dust jacket. It cost me a whole $7.50 and I thought it would take forever to save up the money! ( A lot of money in 1954.)