This work is a collection of several well-authenticated facts, reminiscences, and illustrations that have never before appeared concerning the history of Abraham Lincoln. J. T. Hobson wrote this work to update some points of Lincoln's history, which later and more accurate information has revealed. Lincoln's history has been of interest to people of every generation, and this well-written work will help understand every aspect of Lincoln's life in a simple way. Contents include: The Emigration to Illinois Lincoln Visits the Old Indiana Home Lincoln and the Armstrong Case Lincoln's Temperance Principles Lincoln as a Prohibitionist Lincoln and the Slavery Question The Lincoln and Douglas Debates Lincoln Nominated and Elected President President Lincoln and the Civil War Death of President Lincoln Unpublished Official Documents Celebration of the Centennial Anniversary of Lincoln's Birth