Abraham Lincoln the Prairie Years Author:Carl Sandburg ...relates warmly and accurately the events of Lincoln's life from his boyhood in America's Wilderness to his departure for the White House. Here is Lincoln, the rugged young rail-splitter...the keen, brilliant lawyer with his matchless, enduring sense of humor...magnificent logician in the great Debate with Douglas...the countless happenings th... more »at shaped the life of the future president. [back cover] "...the best biography of our day." [The New York Times.]« less