In the Days of Lincoln (Expanded, Annotated)

During Abraham Lincoln's time in office, Elizabeth Kipp Vincent was a teen living in Washington, DC. She saw Lincoln on a number of occasions around the city and shook his hand in the White House. Like most Northerners, she viewed "Father Abraham" as a wise, kindly, family member and was shocked to the core by his assassination.

Toward the end of her life, Vincent was asked to write this short volume of her memories of Lincoln. She relates hearing the news of his assassination from a friend ...