[Rarebooks] fs: Scarce Lincoln/African American title

[Back Creek Books]

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We are pleased to offer:
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(No. 7808 )  Washington, John E. (1880-1964); Introduction by Carl Sandburg. 
THEY KNEW LINCOLN.
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1942. First printing, Full cloth, 
Octavo, 244 pages + appendix, black & white photographs, facsimiles. Fine in 
a Very Good, Price Clipped dust jacket, Jacket in Mylar protector.
      Uncommon but very important Lincoln book, capturing many first-hand 
impressions of Abraham Lincoln by African Americans who personally knew and 
interacted with him. The historical record is weak in regard to Lincoln's 
personal relations with blacks and their perceptions of him and his 
attitudes toward them, and therefore this book fills a crucial 
gap--particularly in light of today's revisionists who seem anxious to paint 
Lincoln as a stark racist. Dr. John Washington, an African American dentist 
who grew up in the shadow of Ford's Theatre in the late 19th century, 
gathered these amazing stories through personal interviews with Lincoln's 
African American acquaintances or their children. Here are the testimonies 
of Lincoln's barbers in Illinois and Washington, white house servants, 
waiters, doorkeepers and others, all meticulously researched and verified 
while retaining their original vigor and color. There is a large section 
devoted to Mary Lincoln's seamstress and confidant Elizabeth Keckley, whose 
story was largely recovered by Dr. Washington's groundbreaking research. The 
book includes previously unpublished photographs and Lincoln letters, 
including the first full transcript of an 1855 letter to Hon. George 
Robertson of Kentucky in which Lincoln speaks at length about his feelings 
on the issue of slavery. The book is bound in dark blue cloth over boards 
with yellow stamped lettering and rule to spine and upper board, yellow 
topstain, illustrated endpapers. Some minor browning to endpapers along 
hinges, a few shallow extremity bumps to boards. Binding sound. No prior 
ownership marks. Jacket has some edge chips, closed tears, and a few rubbed 
wrinkles and creases. Slight sun-fading to spine....... $450.00
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