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Howells, William Dean (1837-1920) Lives and speeches of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06057 Author/Creator: Howells, William Dean (1837-1920) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Book Date: 1860 Pagination: 406 p. ; 19.4 x 13.4 cm. Order a Copy

Contains life of Lincoln by W. D. Howells and life of Hamlin by John L. Hayes. Published in New York by W.A. Townsend & Co., and in Columbus, Ohio by Follett, Foster & Co. Illustrated with portraits and image of Chicago Republican wigwam.

Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920
Hayes, John L., fl. 1860
Hamlin, Hannibal, 1809-1891
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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