Tough Tarbell Trivia

[Rob Wick]

Steve,

I appreciate the kind words. I am attempting to put together a book-length study of Tarbell's work on Lincoln. When I first set out I was trying to do it in a chronological narrative, but I couldn't make it work. The passage I quoted came from my first attempt. I wrote it to send to various presses as a sample. I decided to go in a different way by doing thematic essays, I e., Lincoln and religion, Lincoln and business, Tarbell's views toward Mary Lincoln using her views on women in general, etc. I have put that temporarily aside to put together an annotated bibliography of her entire writing life, including articles she wrote and those written about her. So far I have collected over 400 articles she wrote and well over 600 unique articles about her.

Best
Rob