Carl Sandburg and Lincoln

[Thomas Thorne]

One of the particulars about Sandburg's Lincoln that would have driven his critics crazy would be his story of Nancy Hanks reading the Bible to little Abe when Sandburg included a copy of a document in which he acknowledged she made her mark.

One of the aspects of the academic jealousy toward Sandburg was the fact his Lincoln books were gargantuan best sellers.
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