Meeting Mr. Lincoln: Firsthand Recollections of Abraham Lincoln by People, Great and Small, Who Met the President

In this charming and affecting book, Victoria Radford has selected the most interesting recollections from scores of individuals who met President Lincoln. Even Lincoln buffs will find Meeting Mr. Lincoln a surprise and delight. Illustrated with photographs and engravings…Radford collects and introduces published accounts that show amply and movingly how LincolnAIs personal charisma and compassion matched, and informed, his public deeds.O -Publishers Weekly.