Tough Tarbell Trivia

[Rob Wick]

Here is the link to her article. Scroll down to the general index, and you will see Barnard's name, and it should give you a link to Tarbell's article.

https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/0...AAJ?gbpv=1

I must confess, it's not my favorite statue of Lincoln

I have to say I don't hate it. In fact, I think it comes much closer to showing us the real Lincoln than many others. By the time it came out, Robert Todd Lincoln was the unmistakable protector of his father's legacy, and he would do anything to keep that legacy in the hagiographic. To me, it's interesting that Tarbell was willing to take such a public stand, given that RTL provided her with the earliest known photo of Lincoln for her McClure's article, and she generally didn't want to do anything to upset him. I have never heard what, if anything, he thought of her article.

Best
Rob