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Lincoln's Boys: John Hay, John Nicolay, and the War for Lincoln's Image
By Zeitz, Joshua
- ISBN
- 9780670025664
- Publisher
- Viking
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Reviewed on November 1, 2013 | Social Sciences
John Hay and John Nicolay served as Lincoln's personal and presidential secretaries, witnessing Lincoln's ascent to power, his wartime trials and triumphs, and his untimely end. After his death, when unauthorized biographers spread sensational tales relating to the martyred president, the Lincoln family gave the two men exclusive access to Lincoln's papers, and they got to work creating an o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
