A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln: Condensed from Nicolay & Hay's Abraham Lincoln: A History

xvi, 578 pp. A condensation of the original 1890 work in ten volumes by John G. Nicolay and John Hay, also issued by Century Co. The authors were Lincoln's private secretary and assistant secretary, and also served in various other governmental roles, Hay going on to become Secretary of State under McKinley and Roosevelt. Originally published serially in The Century Magazine beginning in 1886, it remains one of the more exhaustive and personal accounts of the life of the 16th President of the United States.